stud Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a man who is virile and sexually active
    he-man; macho-man.
  2. noun ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
    rivet.
  3. noun an upright in house framing
    scantling.
  4. noun adult male horse kept for breeding
    studhorse.
  5. noun 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.
  6. verb scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
    constellate; dot.
    • Hills constellated with lights
  7. verb provide with or construct with studs
    • stud the wall

WordNet

Stud noun
Etymology
OE. stod, stood, AS. stod; akin to OHG. stuota, G. stute a mare, Icel. sto stud, Lith. stodas a herd, Russ. stado, and to E. stand. The sense is properly, a stand, an establishment. *163. See Stand, and cf. Steed.
Definitions
  1. A collection of breeding horses and mares, or the place where they are kept; also, a number of horses kept for a racing, riding, etc.
    In the studs of Ireland, where care is taken, we see horses bred of excellent shape, vigor, and size. Sir W. Temple.
    He had the finest stud in England, and his delight was to win plates from Tories. Macaulay.
Stud noun
Etymology
AS. studu a post; akin to Sw. stöd a prop, Icel. sto a post, styja to prop, and probably ultimately to E. stand; cf. D. stut a prop, G. stütze. See Stand.
Definitions
  1. A stem; a trunk. Obs.
    Seest not this same hawthorn stud? Spenser.
  2. (Arch.) An upright scanting, esp. one of the small uprights in the framing for lath and plaster partitions, and furring, and upon which the laths are nailed.
  3. A kind of nail with a large head, used chiefly for ornament; an ornamental knob; a boss.
    A belt of straw and ivy buds, With coral clasps and amber studs. Marlowe.
    Crystal and myrrhine cups, embossed with gems And studs of pearl. Milton.
  4. An ornamental button of various forms, worn in a shirt front, collar, wristband, or the like, not sewed in place, but inserted through a buttonhole or eyelet, and transferable.
  5. (Mach.) (a) A short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from something, and sometimes forming a journal. (b) A stud bolt.
  6. An iron brace across the shorter diameter of the link of a chain cable.
Stud transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Studded ; present participle & verbal noun Studding
Definitions
  1. To adorn with shining studs, or knobs.
    Thy horses shall be trapped, Their harness studded all with gold and pearl. Shak.
  2. To set with detached ornaments or prominent objects; to set thickly, as with studs.
    The sloping sides and summits of our hills, and the extensive plains that stretch before our view, are studded with substantial, neat, and commodious dwellings of freemen. Bp. Hobart.

Webster 1913