stud

stud 1

 (stŭd)

n.

1. An upright post in the framework of a wall for supporting sheets of lath, drywall, 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 or other piercing mounted on a slender post, as of gold or steel.

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.



stud 2

 (stŭd)

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 usually young man who is very sexually active or promiscuous.

b. A usually young man regarded as attractive and physically fit.

3. Slang A person who is extremely competent in a given area.

4. Games Stud poker.

Idiom:

at stud

Available or offered for breeding. Used of animals.


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

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stud

(stʌd)

n

1. (Art Terms) a large-headed nail or other projection protruding from a surface, usually as decoration

2. (Clothing & Fashion) a type of fastener consisting of two discs at either end of a short shank, used to fasten shirtfronts, collars, etc

3. (Building) building trades a vertical member made of timber, steel, etc, that is used with others to construct the framework of a wall

4. (Mechanical Engineering) a headless bolt that is threaded at both ends, the centre portion being unthreaded

5. (Mechanical Engineering) any short projection on a machine, such as the metal cylinder that forms a journal for the gears on a screw-cutting lathe

6. (Mechanical Engineering) the crossbar in the centre of a link of a heavy chain

7. (Clothing & Fashion) one of a number of rounded projections on the sole of a boot or shoe to give better grip, as on a football boot

vb (tr) , studs, studding or studded

8. (Clothing & Fashion) to provide, ornament, or make with studs

9. to dot or cover (with): the park was studded with daisies.

10. (Building) building trades to provide or support (a wall, partition, etc) with studs

[Old English studu; related to Old Norse stoth post, Middle High German stud post]


stud

(stʌd)

n

1. (Breeds) a group of pedigree animals, esp horses, kept for breeding purposes

2. (Breeds) any male animal kept principally for breeding purposes, esp a stallion

3. (Breeds) a farm or stable where a stud is kept

4. (Breeds) the state or condition of being kept for breeding purposes: at stud; put to stud.

5. (Breeds) (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

[Old English stōd; related to Old Norse stōth, Old High German stuot]

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stud1

(stʌd)

n., v. stud•ded, stud•ding. n.

1. a boss, knob, nailhead, or other protuberance projecting from a surface or part, esp. as an ornament.

2. any buttonlike, usu. ornamental object 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. an earring consisting of a small, buttonlike ornament mounted on a metal post designed to pass through a pierced ear lobe.

v.t.

6. to set with or as if with studs or the like.

7. to be scattered over the surface of: Stars studded the sky.

8. to set or scatter (objects) at intervals over a surface.

9. to furnish with or support by studs.

[before 900; Old English studu post]

stud2

(stʌd)

n.

1. a studhorse or stallion.

2. any male animal kept for breeding.

3. a group of horses or other animals kept for breeding.

4. an establishment, as a farm, where horses are kept for breeding.

5. a number of horses or other animals bred or kept by one owner.

6. Slang. a man who is notably virile and sexually active.

Idioms:

at stud, (of a male animal) offered for the purpose of breeding.

[before 1000; Middle English; Old English stōd place where horses are bred, c. Middle Low German stōt, Old High German stuot, Old Norse stōth; akin to stand]

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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.

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stud


Past participle: studded
Gerund: studding
Imperative
stud
stud
Present
I stud
you stud
he/she/it studs
we stud
you stud
they stud
Preterite
I studded
you studded
he/she/it studded
we studded
you studded
they studded
Present Continuous
I am studding
you are studding
he/she/it is studding
we are studding
you are studding
they are studding
Present Perfect
I have studded
you have studded
he/she/it has studded
we have studded
you have studded
they have studded
Past Continuous
I was studding
you were studding
he/she/it was studding
we were studding
you were studding
they were studding
Past Perfect
I had studded
you had studded
he/she/it had studded
we had studded
you had studded
they had studded
Future
I will stud
you will stud
he/she/it will stud
we will stud
you will stud
they will stud
Future Perfect
I will have studded
you will have studded
he/she/it will have studded
we will have studded
you will have studded
they will have studded
Future Continuous
I will be studding
you will be studding
he/she/it will be studding
we will be studding
you will be studding
they will be studding
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been studding
you have been studding
he/she/it has been studding
we have been studding
you have been studding
they have been studding
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been studding
you will have been studding
he/she/it will have been studding
we will have been studding
you will have been studding
they will have been studding
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been studding
you had been studding
he/she/it had been studding
we had been studding
you had been studding
they had been studding
Conditional
I would stud
you would stud
he/she/it would stud
we would stud
you would stud
they would stud
Past Conditional
I would have studded
you would have studded
he/she/it would have studded
we would have studded
you would have studded
they would have studded

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Translations

زِرٌ مَعْدَنِيّزِر ياقَة القَميصمِسْمار ، بُرْغييُغَطّي بالمَسامير

cvočekhřebecknoflíček do límceozdobný cvočekposít

avlsdyrbesat medbeslået meddupknap

koristenappi

zakovica

bóla; gaddur, takkiflibbahnappurstóîvera alsettur

장식 못

eržilas

apkakles/aproču pogakniedenobārstītnosētnospraudīt

armăsar

gombík do golieraozdobný cvok/gombíkposiať

avelshingst

กระดุม

đinh tán

stud

1 [stʌd]

A. N (in road) → clavo m, tope m (Mex); (decorative) → tachón m, clavo m (de adorno); (on boots) → taco m; (= collar stud, shirt stud) → corchete m

B. VT [+ boots, jacket, shield, door] → tachonar
studded with (fig) → salpicado de


stud

2 [stʌd]

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

stud

[ˈstʌd] n

(decorative piece of metal, on jacket, door)clou m, clou m décoratif

(also stud earring) → dormeuse f, clou m d'oreille

(British) (on boots)clou m

(also stud farm) → haras m

(also stud horse) → étalon m

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Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

stud1

(stad) noun

a collection of horses and mares kept for breeding.


stud2

(stad) noun

1. a knob, or nail with a large head, put into the surface of something as a protection or decoration etc. metal studs on the soles of football boots; a belt decorated with studs.

2. a type of button with two heads for fastening a collar. a collar stud.

verbpast tense, past participle ˈstudded

to cover with studs. The sky was studded with stars.

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stud

زِرٌ مَعْدَنِيّ cvoček knap Ziernagel διακοσμητικό καρφί tachuela koristenappi clou zakovica chiodo 장식 못 spijker stump ćwiek tacha украшение поверхностей путем набивки на нее декоративных гвоздей avelshingst กระดุม kabara đinh tán 饰钉

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