stud

¹

[ stuhd ]

noun

1. a boss, knob, nailhead, or other protuberance projecting from a surface or part, especially as an ornament.
2. any of various buttonlike, usually ornamental objects, mounted on a shank that is passed through an article of clothing to fasten it:

   a collar stud.

3. any of a number of slender, upright members of wood, steel, etc., forming the frame of a wall or partition and covered with plasterwork, siding, etc.
4. any of various projecting pins, lugs, or the like, on machines or other implements.
5. Automotive. any of a large number of small projecting lugs embedded in an automobile tire studded tire to improve traction on snowy or icy roads.
6. an earring consisting of a small, buttonlike ornament mounted on a metal post designed to pass through a pierced ear lobe.
7. Horology. the piece to which the fixed end of a hairspring is attached.

verb (used with object)

, stud·ded, stud·ding.

1. to set with or as if with studs, bosses, or the like:

   The leather-covered door was studded with brass nails.

2. (of things) to be scattered over the expanse or surface of:

   Stars stud the sky.

3. to set or scatter (objects) at intervals over an expanse or surface:

   to stud raisins over a cake.

4. to furnish with or support by studs.

adjective

1. ornamented with rivets, nailheads, or other buttonlike, usually metallic objects:

   a stud belt.

stud

²

[ stuhd ]

noun

1. a studhorse or stallion.
2. an establishment, such as a farm, in which horses are kept for breeding.
3. a number of horses, usually for racing or hunting, bred or kept by one owner.
4. a male animal, such as a bull or ram, kept for breeding.
5. a herd of animals kept for breeding.
6. Slang.
   1. a man who is notably virile and sexually active.
   2. a handsome man with an attractive physique; a hunk.
   3. a young man.
7. Poker. stud poker.
8. a Black woman or girl, especially a lesbian, who embraces identity markers, such as clothing, hairstyle, interests, or behaviors that are associated with traditional expressions of masculinity: Compare butch ( def 1a ).

   Masculine women are my type so I've dated a lot of studs.

adjective

1. of, associated with, or pertaining to a studhorse or studhorses.
2. retained for breeding purposes.
3. noting or relating to a Black woman or girl, especially a lesbian, who embraces identity markers, such as clothing, hairstyle, interests, or behaviors, that are associated with traditional expressions of masculinity; butch:

   There's a lot of stud lesbians in the club tonight!

stud.

³

abbreviation for

1. student.

stud

¹

/ stʌd /

noun

1. a large-headed nail or other projection protruding from a surface, usually as decoration
2. a type of fastener consisting of two discs at either end of a short shank, used to fasten shirtfronts, collars, etc
3. building trades a vertical member made of timber, steel, etc, that is used with others to construct the framework of a wall
4. a headless bolt that is threaded at both ends, the centre portion being unthreaded
5. any short projection on a machine, such as the metal cylinder that forms a journal for the gears on a screw-cutting lathe
6. the crossbar in the centre of a link of a heavy chain
7. one of a number of rounded projections on the sole of a boot or shoe to give better grip, as on a football boot

verb

1. to provide, ornament, or make with studs
2. to dot or cover (with)

   the park was studded with daisies

3. building trades to provide or support (a wall, partition, etc) with studs

stud

²

/ stʌd /

noun

1. a group of pedigree animals, esp horses, kept for breeding purposes
2. any male animal kept principally for breeding purposes, esp a stallion
3. a farm or stable where a stud is kept
4. the state or condition of being kept for breeding purposes

   put to stud

   at stud

5. modifier of or relating to such animals or the place where they are kept

   a stud horse

   a stud farm

6. slang.
   a virile or sexually active man
7. short for stud poker

Other Words From

• un·studded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of stud¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English stod(e), stud(e), “upright post; ornamental knob,” Old English stod, studu “stake, post”; cognate with Middle High German stud, Old Norse stoth “pillar, post, support”

Origin of stud²

First recorded before 1000, and in 1920–25 stud ²fordef 6; Middle English stod(e), stud(e), Old English stōd “a stud, herd of horses,” cognate with Old Norse stōth; akin to stand

Word History and Origins

Origin of stud¹

Old English studu; related to Old Norse stoth post, Middle High German stud post

Origin of stud²

Old English stōd; related to Old Norse stōth, Old High German stuot

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. at / in stud, (of a male animal) offered for the purpose of breeding.

Example Sentences

Flaunting his ripped physique, Jackson is costumed to resemble a Tom of Finland stud.

From Los Angeles Times

Those layers of soil compress into rock studded with the remains of forgotten creatures.

From Los Angeles Times

My style was more sleazy vintage: crazy ’80s lace, red leather, studded pieces that were really influenced by all the metal I was listening to.

From Los Angeles Times

He slipped, he tried to trip him but it was the side of the foot and he didn't drive the studs in.

From BBC

No. I didn't touch him with the studs or even the foot, it was my ankle.

From BBC

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