spud vs zombie

spud

noun
  • A barking spud; a long-handled tool for removing bark from logs. 

  • A testicle. 

  • A type of short nut (fastener) threaded on both ends. 

  • A short central rod in a lighting fixture, for attachment to the light. 

  • A tool, similar to a spade, used for digging out weeds etc. 

  • A hole in a sock. 

  • A digging fork with three broad prongs. 

  • A potato. 

name
  • A game for three or more players, involving the gradual elimination of players by throwing and catching a ball. 

verb
  • To begin drilling an oil well; to drill by moving the drill bit and shaft up and down, or by raising and dropping a bit. 

  • To remove the roofing aggregate and most of the bituminous top coating by scraping and chipping. 

  • To set up a recreational vehicle (RV) at a campsite, typically by leveling the RV and connecting it to electric, water, and/or sewer hookups. 

  • To dig up weeds with a spud. 

zombie

noun
  • A cocktail of rum and fruit juices. 

  • A human being in a state of extreme mental exhaustion. 

  • Marijuana, or similar drugs. 

  • A conscripted member of the Canadian military during World War II who was assigned to home defence rather than to combat in Europe. 

  • A hypothetical being that is indistinguishable from a normal human being except in that it lacks conscious experience, qualia, or sentience. 

  • An apathetic or slow-witted person. 

  • A person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces (such as magic), with no soul or will of his/her own. 

  • A process or task which has terminated but has not been removed from the list of processes, typically because it has an unresponsive parent process. 

  • An information worker who has signed a nondisclosure agreement. 

  • A computer affected by malware which causes it to do whatever the attacker wants it to do without the user's knowledge. 

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