stud

/stʌd/

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Northern England/stʊd/

stud noun: a male animal, especially a stud horse (stallion), kept for breeding. Also the clipping of student.

Noun (1)

stud (plural studs)

A male animal, especially a stud horse (stallion), kept for breeding.

Synonyms:

sire
A female animal, especially a studmare (broodmare), kept for breeding.
(broadly, collective) A group of broodmares or other animals kept for breeding.
- The King (then) went forth to visit the stud of broodmares, and the stables of the young steeds, he saw that they had famished them.(Can we date this quote?), Society of Biblical Archaeology, Records of the Past: Being English Translations of the Assyrian and Egyptian Monuments, volume II, Samuel Bagster & Sons, page 90
- When I was a kid-about ten -my friend's grandfather, John Stone, had a stud of cocks.2000, Robert H. Rimmer, The Trade Off--My Husband/Your Wife, page 136
(broadly, collective) A group of locomotives
- He had the finest stud in England, and his delight was to win plates from Tories.1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter XX, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and...
- In freight working a considerable stud of ex-N.E.R. 3-cylinder 4-6-0s of Class "B16" is used, some of which include the Thompson modifications to the front end.1949 November and December, O. S. Nock, “Twenty-Four Hours at York—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 358
An animal (usually livestock) that has been registered and is retained for breeding.
- at stud
A place, such as a ranch, where such animals are kept.
- In the studs of persons of quality in Ireland, where care is taken, […]we see horses bred of excellent shape, vigour, and size.1673, Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet, An Essay upon the Advancement of Trade in Ireland
(colloquial) A sexually attractive, promiscuous male.
- Well, I'll tell you the truth now. I ain't a for-real cowboy, but I am one hell of a stud!1969, Waldo Salt, Midnight Cowboy, spoken by Joe Buck (Jon Voight)
- Maverick, you big stud… Take me to bed or lose me forever.1986, Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr., Top Gun (motion picture), spoken by Charlie (Kelly McGillis)
Synonyms:

he-man, hunk, stallion
(slang) A sexually dominant lesbian, chiefly African-American.
- Down and lonely stud, 23 years old, wants comfort from sweet-hearted fem.1983 August 13, Lisa Smith, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 5, page 22

Noun (2)

stud (plural studs)

A small object that protrudes from something; an ornamental knob.
- a collar with studs
- A belt of straw and ivy buds, / With coral clasps and amber studs.c. 1587, Christopher Marlowe, The Passionate Shepherd to His Love
A style of earring where the decorative element is mounted on a straight post.
- She's wearing studs in her ears.
A vertical post, especially one of the small uprights in the framing for lath and plaster partitions, and furring, and upon which the laths are nailed.
A cleat on a shoe.
(obsolete) A stem; a trunk.
- Seest not this same hawthorn stud?1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “March. Aegloga Tertia.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Iohn Wolfe for Iohn Harrison the yonger, […], →OCLC
A type of poker in which the player cannot discard, and some of the cards are exposed.
- At an old saloon on a street of mud / There at a table, dealing stud / Sat the dirty, mangy dog that named me "Sue"1969, Shel Silverstein, “A Boy Named Sue”, performed by Johnny Cash
Synonyms:

stud poker
A short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from something, and sometimes forming a journal.
A stud bolt.
An iron brace across the shorter diameter of the link of a chain cable.

Verb

stud (third-person singular simple present studs, present participle studding, simple past and past participle studded)

To set with studs; to furnish with studs.
To decorate as a stud does.
- The fruit [of Loranthus vestitus] is yellowish and fleshy, and is almost sessile on the stem, which it thickly studs.1910, E. B. Stebbing, “The Loranthus Parasite of the Moru and Ban Oaks”, in Journal and Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, page 192
To be scattered over the surface of (something) at intervals.
- [S]eemingly countless young hot stars stud the entire huge central region[.]2012, Antony Cooke, Dark Nebulae, Dark Lanes, and Dust Belts, page 82
To set (something) over a surface at intervals.
- Stud the cake all over with chocolate chips, pointed ends in.2010, Rose Levy Beranbaum, Rose's Heavenly Cakes
- Stud the onion with cloves and add to the pan.2016, Mary Price, Vincent Price, Mary and Vincent Price's Come Into the Kitchen Cook Book, page 70

Also used as

stud is also the clipping of student.

stud meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

stud in Hindi

स्टड, स्टुड

stud in Tamil

ஸ்டட்

stud in Marathi

स्टड, स्टुड

stud in Urdu

اسٹڈ, سٹڈ, سٹوڈ

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stud in Bengali: স্টাড, স্টুড
stud in Telugu: స్టడ్, స్టూడ్
stud in Malayalam: സ്റ്റഡ്
stud in Kannada: ಸ್ಟಡ್, ಸ್ಟುಡ್
stud in Punjabi: ਸਟੱਡ, ਸਟੂਡ
stud in Gujarati: સ્ટડ, સ્ટુડ
stud in Odia: ଷ୍ଟଡ୍, ଷ୍ଟଡ
stud in Nepali: स्टड, स्टुड
stud in Arabic: فحل faħl
stud in Malay: pembaka

Examples of stud in a sentence

It cannot be disputed that he put on the road, in this age of intense workings, a stud of locomotives the swiftness and reliability of which are second to none.2013, O. S. Nock, The Locomotives of Sir Nigel Gresley, Read Books Limited:
Those soap-opera studs and studettes sliding between satin sheets in the afternoon?1999 December 16, Mark Wolf, “The V-chip has arrived with little fanfare”, in The Coshocton Tribune:
Crystal and myrrhine cups, embossed with gems / And studs of pearl.1671, John Milton, “(please specify the page)”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […]...

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Synonyms of stud

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Forms of stud

Noun
plural	studs
Verb
third-person singular present	studs
present participle	studding
past participle	studded
past	studded

Past tense of stud: studded

Plural of stud: studs

Origin of stud

From Middle English stood, stod, from Old English stōd, from Proto-West Germanic *stōd, from Proto-Germanic *stōdą. Cognate with Middle Low German stōt, German Stute, Dutch stoet and Old Norse stóð.

Inherited from Middle English stude, from Old English studu, from Proto-West Germanic *stuþ, from Proto-Germanic *stuþs.

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Questions about stud

What does stud mean?: Stud means a male animal, especially a stud horse (stallion), kept for breeding.
What is stud in Hindi?: Stud in Hindi is स्टड, स्टुड. See Stud meaning in Hindi.
How do you use stud in a sentence?: It cannot be disputed that he put on the road, in this age of intense workings, a stud of locomotives the swiftness and reliability of which are second to none.
What part of speech is stud?: Stud can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce stud?: Stud is pronounced /stʌd/ (UK).
What is the plural of stud?: The plural of stud is studs.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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