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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.
EXPANDAutomotive. any of a large number of small projecting lugs embedded in an automobile tire (studded tire) to improve traction on snowy or icy roads.
verb (used with object)
8.
to set with or as if with studs, bosses, or the like: The leather-covered door was studded with brass nails.
9.
(of things) to be scattered over the expanse or surface of: Stars stud the sky.
10.
to set or scatter (objects) at intervals over an expanse or surface: to stud raisins over a cake.
11.
to furnish with or support by studs.
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adjective
12.
ornamented with rivets, nailheads, or other buttonlike, usually metallic objects: a stud belt.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English stude knob, post, Old English studu post; cognate with Middle High German stud, Old Norse stoth post
before 900; Middle English stude knob, post, Old English studu post; cognate with Middle High German stud, Old Norse stoth post
Related forms
un·stud·ded, adjective
Example Sentences
- Grant was particularly proud and fond of his stud of horses.
- If you do not find a stud the first time you drill, bore test holes at about half-inch intervals on each side until you do.
- Find the stud or joist closest to the spot you have chosen and mark its position on the surface.
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noun
1.
a studhorse or stallion.
2.
an establishment, 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, as a bull or ram, kept for breeding.
5.
EXPANDa herd of animals kept for breeding.
6.
Slang. a man, especially one who is notably virile and sexually active.
7.
COLLAPSEPoker. stud poker.
adjective
Idiom8.
of, associated with, or pertaining to a studhorse or studhorses.
9.
retained for breeding purposes.
10.
at/in stud, (of a male animal) offered for the purpose of breeding.
Origin:
before 1000; 1920–25 for def. 6; Middle English; Old English stōd; cognate with Old Norse stōth; akin to stand
before 1000; 1920–25 for def. 6; Middle English; Old English stōd; cognate with Old Norse stōth; akin to stand
stud.
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| stud2 (stʌd) | |
| —n | |
| 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: at stud; put to stud |
| 5. | (modifier) of or relating to such animals or the place where they are kept: a stud farm; a stud horse |
| 6. | slang a virile or sexually active man |
| 7. | short for stud poker |
| [Old English stōd; related to Old Norse stōth, Old High German stuot] | |
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Word Origin & History
stud
"nailhead, knob," O.E. studu "pillar, prop, post," from P.Gmc. *stud- (cf. O.N. stoð "staff, stick," prop. "stay," M.H.G. stud, O.E. stow "place"), from PIE *stu-, variant of base *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Sense expanded by 1397 to include ornamental devices fixed in
EXPANDand projecting from a surface. The verb is 1505 in the literal sense of "set with studs," 1570 in studded with "as though sprinkled with nails with conspicuous heads."
stud
"horse used for breeding," O.E. stod "herd of horses, place where horses are kept for breeding," from P.Gmc. *stodo (cf. O.N. stoð, M.L.G. stod, O.H.G. stuot "herd of horses," Ger. Stute "mare"), from PIE base *sta- "to stand" (cf. O.C.S. stado "herd," Lith. stodas "a drove of horses;" see
stet). Sense of "male horse kept for breeding" is first recorded 1803; meaning "man who is highly active and proficient sexually" is attested from 1895; that of "any young man" is from 1929.
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stud definition[stəd]
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