| spud | (verb) produce buds, branches, or germinate | Synonyms: bourgeon, burgeon forth, germinate, pullulate, shoot, sprout |
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| (verb) initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum | - |
| spue | (verb) eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth | Synonyms: barf, be sick, cast, cat, chuck, disgorge, honk, puke, purge, regorge, regurgitate, retch, sick, spew, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up |
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| (verb) expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth | Synonyms: ptyalise, ptyalize, spew, spit |
| spume | (verb) make froth or foam and become bubbly | Synonyms: froth, suds |
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| spur | (verb) goad with spurs | - |
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| (verb) equip with spurs | - |
| (verb) strike with a spur | - |
| (verb) give heart or courage to | Synonyms: goad |
| (verb) incite or stimulate | - |
| spurn | (verb) reject with contempt | Synonyms: disdain, freeze off, pooh-pooh, reject, scorn, turn down |
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| spurt | (verb) wet with a spurt of liquid | Synonyms: squirt |
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| (verb) move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy | Synonyms: forge, spirt |
| (verb) gush forth in a sudden stream or jet | Synonyms: gush, spirt, spout |
| sputter | (verb) spit up in an explosive manner | Synonyms: spit out, splutter |
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| (verb) cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed | - |
| (verb) utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage | Synonyms: splutter |
| (verb) climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling | Synonyms: clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle |
| (verb) make an explosive sound | - |