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stud ¹  (std)

n.

1. An upright post in the framework of a wall for supporting sheets of lath, wallboard, or similar material.

2. A small knob, nail head, or rivet fixed in and slightly projecting from a surface.

3.

a. A small ornamental button mounted on a short post for insertion through an eyelet, as on a dress shirt.

b. A buttonlike earring mounted on a slender post, as of gold or steel, for wearing in a pierced earlobe.

4.

a. Any of various protruding pins or pegs in machinery, used mainly as a support or pivot.

b. One of a number of small metal cleats embedded in a snow tire to increase traction on slippery or snowy roads.

5. A metal crosspiece used as a brace in a link, as in a chain cable.

tr.v. stud·ded, stud·ding, studs

1. To provide with or construct with studs or a stud.

2. To set with studs or a stud: stud a bracelet with rubies.

3. To be scattered over: Daisies studded the meadow.

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[Middle English stode, from Old English studu; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

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stud ²  (std)

n.

1.

a. A group of animals, especially horses, kept for breeding.

b. A male animal, such as a stallion, that is kept for breeding.

c. A stable or farm where these animals are kept.

2. Slang

a. A man regarded as virile and sexually active.

b. A man regarded as attractive.

3. Games Stud poker.

Idiom:

at stud

Available or offered for breeding. Used of animals.

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[Middle English stod, establishment for breeding horses, from Old English std; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

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stud ¹

Noun

1. a small piece of metal attached to a surface for decoration

2. a fastener consisting of two discs at either end of a short bar, usually used with clothes

3. one of several small round objects attached to the sole of a football boot to give better grip

Verb

[studding, studded]

to decorate or cover (something) with or as if with studs: apartment houses studded with satellite dishes [Old English studu]

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stud ²

Noun

1. a male animal, esp. a stallion kept for breeding

2. Also: (stud farm) a place where animals are bred

3. the state of being kept for breeding purposes

4. Slang a virile or sexually active man [Old English stōd]

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Stud a collection of horses or other animals kept for breeding, racing, or riding. See also stable, string.

Examples: stud of colts and good mares, 1400; of dogs; of greyhounds, 1828; of horses, 1611; of mares—Brewer; of motorcars, 1907; of partridges, 1854; of poker players; of racehorses; of sows, 1813.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stud - a man who is virile and sexually active he-man, macho-man adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"
	2.	stud - ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt) rivet decoration, ornament, ornamentation - something used to beautify
	3.	stud - an upright in house framing           scantling building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" upright, vertical - a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights"
	4.	stud - adult male horse kept for breeding studhorse entire, stallion - uncastrated adult male horse
	5.	stud - poker in which each player receives hole cards and the remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each card is dealt stud poker poker game, poker - any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand hole card - (poker) a playing card dealt face down and not revealed until the showdown
Verb	1.	stud - scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; "Hills constellated with lights" constellate, dot cover, extend, continue - span an interval of distance, space or time; "The war extended over five years"; "The period covered the turn of the century"; "My land extends over the hills on the horizon"; "This farm covers some 200 acres"; "The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles"
	2.	stud - provide with or construct with studs; "stud the wall" carpentry, woodworking, woodwork - the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood add - make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table"

Translations

stud [stʌd] n (= shirt stud) → corchete m [of boot] → taco; [of horses] → caballeriza;

(also: stud horse) → caballo semental

vt (fig): studded with → salpicado de

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stud [stʌd] n (on boots etc) → clou m (= collar stud); bouton m de col (= earring); petite boucle d'oreille; [of horses] (also: stud farm) → écurie f, haras m;

(also: stud horse) → étalon m

vt (fig);

studded with → parsemé(e) or criblé(e) de

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stud [stʌd] n (on clothing etc) → Niete f;

(on collar) → Kragenknopf m;

(earring) → Ohrstecker m;

(on boot) → Stollen m;

(also: stud farm) → Gestüt nt;

(also: stud horse) → Zuchthengst m

vt (fig);

studded with → übersät mit;

(with jewels) → dicht besetzt mit

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stud [stʌd] n → bottoncino; borchia; [of horses] → scuderia, allevamento di cavalli;

(also: stud horse) → stallone m

vt (fig): studded with → tempestato/a di

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stud¹

n stud [stad]

a collection of horses and mares kept for breeding. stoet مَجْموعَه من الخُيول تُسْتَعْمَل للإسْتيلاد расови коне stáj avlsdyr das Gestüt ιπποφορβείο caballeriza hobusekasvandus نوعي اسب hevossiittola écurie סוּס הַרבָּעָה घोड़े, अश्वदल ergela, konji za rasplod ménes kuda bibit unggul stóð(hestar) scuderia 飼い馬 (번식용의) 말떼 žirgynas zirgaudzētava; vaislas zirgi kuda bibit fokkerij avlsdyr/-hest stadnina coudelaria herghelie конный завод stajňa žrebčarna, kobilarna konj za priplod stall, stuteri สัตว์ตัวผู้ไว้ทำพันธุ์ damızlık hayvanlar; hara 種馬 кінний завод وہ جگہ جہاں نسل کشی کے لیے گھوڑے گھوڑیاں ہوں lứa, số ngựa nuôi 种马