stud
noun /stʌd/
/stʌd/
- [countable] a small piece of jewellery with a part that is pushed through a hole in your ear, nose, etc.
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- He has a small stud.
- [countable] a small, round piece of metal that is attached to the surface of something, especially for decoration
- a leather jacket with studs on the back
- [countable, usually plural] (British English) one of several small metal or plastic objects that are fixed to the bottom part of a football boot or sports shoe compare cleat
- [countable] a small metal object used in the past for fastening a collar onto a shirt see also press stud
- [countable, uncountable] an animal, especially a horse, that is kept for breeding (= producing young); a place where animals, especially horses, are kept for breeding
- a stud farm
- The horse was retired from racing and put out to stud (= kept for breeding).
- horses at stud
- [countable] (informal) a man who has many sexual partners and who is thought to be sexually attractiveTopics Appearancec2
Word Originsenses 1 to 4 Old English studu, stuthu ‘post, upright prop’; related to German stützen ‘to prop’. The sense ‘ornamental metal knob’ arose in late Middle English.senses 5 to 6 Old English stōd, of Germanic origin; related to German Stute ‘mare’, also to stand.