- stud
- I UK [stʌd] / US
noun
Word forms "stud":
singular stud plural studs
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1) [countable] a small piece of metal that sticks up from the surface of something, usually as a decorationa jacket covered with metal studs
a) a small piece of jewellery on a short metal post that is worn through a part of your bodyear/nose/tongue stud
b) a small piece of metal on a short metal base that decorates or fastens clothing2) [countable] a piece of plastic or rubber, for example on the bottom of a boot or on a tyre, that prevents slipping3) [countable] British one of a series of slightly raised parts on a road surface that mark special areas, for example where people can cross4)a) [countable] a valuable male animal with good qualities, especially a horse or a bull that people breed to produce young animalsb) a group of male horses kept together for breeding5) [countable] informal a man who is admired for being sexually attractive and good at sexHe thinks he's such a stud.
6) [countable] a wooden support for a wall in a building7) [uncountable] a type of poker (= card game)seven-card stud
•put out/retire to stud
— to keep a male animal that no longer works for breedingWhen Ebony grew too old to race they put him out to stud.
II UK [stʌd] / US verb [transitive, usually passive]
Word forms "stud":
present tense I/you/we/they stud he/she/it studs present participle studding past tense studded past participle studdedto be in many different places in an area or on the surface of somethingstud something with something:Thousands of coloured stones studded the walls.
a dark sky studded with stars
English dictionary. 2014.