Bud, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Budded; p. pr. & vb. n.Budding.] 1. To put forth or produce buds, as a plant; to grow, as a bud does, into a flower or shoot.
2. To begin to grow, or to issue from a stock in the manner of a bud, as a horn.
3. To be like a bud in respect to youth and freshness, or growth and promise; as, a budding virgin. Shak.
Syn. — To sprout; germinate; blossom.