stud

UK: /ˈstʌd/ US: /stʌd/ ,(stud)

Inflections of 'stud' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

studs

v 3rd person singular

studding

v pres p

studded

v past

studded

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

stud¹ /stʌd/   n., v., stud•ded, stud•ding. 
n. [countable]

1. a head of a nail that sticks out from a surface or part of something, esp. as an ornament:
   a wooden chest lined with brass studs.
2. Clothing a buttonlike, ornamental object mounted on a pin that is passed through an article of clothing to fasten it:
   a collar stud.
3. Building any of a number of slender, upright pieces of wood, steel, etc., that form the frame of a wall.
4. Jewelry an earring consisting of a small, buttonlike ornament mounted on a metal post.

v. [~ + object]

5. to set with or as if with studs:
   Stars studded the sky.

studded, adj.: 

ornaments studded with jewels and diamonds.

stud² /stʌd/   n. [countable]

1. Animal Husbandry, Dog and Cat Breeds a stallion used for breeding.
2. Animal Husbandry any male animal kept for breeding.
3. Slang Terms a sexually attractive man.

adj. [before a noun]

4. Animal Husbandry, Dog and Cat Breeds of or relating to animals used for breeding:
   a stud farm.

-stud-, root. 

1. -stud- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "be busy with;
   devote oneself to.'' This meaning is found in such words as: student, studio, study, understudy.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

stud¹ (stud),  n., v., stud•ded, stud•ding, adj. 

n. 

1. a boss, knob, nailhead, or other protuberance projecting from a surface or part, esp. as an ornament.
2. Clothing 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. Building 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. Mechanical Engineering any of various projecting pins, lugs, or the like, on machines or other implements.
5. Automotive any of a large number of small projecting lugs embedded in an automobile tire (studded tire)to improve traction on snowy or icy roads.
6. Jewelry an earring consisting of a small, buttonlike ornament mounted on a metal post designed to pass through a pierced ear lobe.
7. Time [Horol.] the piece to which the fixed end of a hairspring is attached.

v.t. 

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.

adj. 

12. Clothing ornamented with rivets, nailheads, or other buttonlike, usually metallic objects:
    a stud belt.

• bef. 900; Middle English stude knob, post, Old English studu post; cognate with Middle High German stud, Old Norse stoth post

stud² (stud),  n. 

1. Animal Husbandry, Dog and Cat Breeds a studhorse or stallion.
2. Animal Husbandry, Dog and Cat Breeds an establishment, as a farm, in which horses are kept for breeding.
3. Animal Husbandry, Dog and Cat Breeds a number of horses, usually for racing or hunting, bred or kept by one owner.
4. Animal Husbandry, Dog and Cat Breeds a male animal, as a bull or ram, kept for breeding.
5. Dog and Cat Breeds, Animal Husbandry a herd of animals kept for breeding.
6. Slang Terms a man, esp. one who is notably virile and sexually active.
7. Games [Poker.] See stud poker. 
8. Dog and Cat Breeds at or in stud, (of a male animal) offered for the purpose of breeding.

adj. 

9. Animal Husbandry, Dog and Cat Breeds of, associated with, or pertaining to a studhorse or studhorses.
10. Animal Husbandry, Dog and Cat Breeds retained for breeding purposes.

• bef. 1000; 1920–25 for def. 6; Middle English; Old English stōd; cognate with Old Norse stōth; akin to stand

stud., 

1. student.

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stud / stʌd/ noun

1. a large-headed nail or other projection protruding from a surface, usually as decoration
2. a type of fastener consisting of two discs at either end of a short shank, used to fasten shirtfronts, collars, etc
3. a vertical member made of timber, steel, etc, that is used with others to construct the framework of a wall
4. the crossbar in the centre of a link of a heavy chain
5. one of a number of rounded projections on the sole of a boot or shoe to give better grip, as on a football boot

verb (studs, studding, studded)(transitive)

1. to provide, ornament, or make with studs
2. to dot or cover (with): the park was studded with daisies
3. to provide or support (a wall, partition, etc) with studs

Etymology: Old English studu; related to Old Norse stoth post, Middle High German stud post

stud / stʌd/ noun

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. a virile or sexually active man
7. short for stud poker

Etymology: Old English stōd; related to Old Norse stōth, Old High German stuot