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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 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