noun · verb · 28 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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stŭd
General-American, Received-Pronunciation:/stʌd/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Northern-England:/stʊd/
rhymes with -ʌd
homophone: stood (without the foot-strut split)
CMU ARPABET:S T AH1 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A male animal, especially a stud horse (stallion), kept for breeding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sire
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A female animal, especially a studmare (broodmare), kept for breeding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A group of such animals, also of locomotives.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, collective
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
An animal (usually livestock) that has been registered and is retained for breeding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
at stud
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A place, such as a ranch, where such animals are kept.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A sexually attractive, promiscuous male.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: he-man, hunk, stallion
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
A sexually dominant lesbian, chiefly African-American.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
A small object that protrudes from something; an ornamental knob.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
a collar with studs
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
A style of earring where the decorative element is mounted on a straight post.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: jewelry, lifestyle
Examples
She's wearing studs in her ears.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
noun
Meaning 10
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, construction, manufacturing
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
11
noun
Meaning 11
A cleat on a shoe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
12
noun
Meaning 12
A stem; a trunk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
13
noun
Meaning 13
A type of poker in which the player cannot discard, and some of the cards are exposed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: card-games, poker
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stud poker
Antonyms: none provided
14
noun
Meaning 14
A short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from something, and sometimes forming a journal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: he-man, macho-man
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: man, adult male
27
verb
Meaning 27
provide with or construct with studs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
stud the wall
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: add
28
verb
Meaning 28
scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Hills constellated with lights
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dot, constellate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cover, continue, extend
History
Etymology
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.
Across languages
Translations
229 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Asturian:
rifón
— male animal kept for breeding
Asturian:
garañón
— male animal kept for breeding
Bulgarian:
жребец
(žrebec)
— male animal kept for breeding
Catalan:
semental
— male animal kept for breeding
Catalan:
de llavor
— male animal kept for breeding
Catalan:
llavorer
— male animal kept for breeding
Czech:
hřebec
— male animal kept for breeding
Danish:
avlshingst
— male animal kept for breeding
Danish:
avlstyr
— male animal kept for breeding
Dutch:
dekhengst
— male animal kept for breeding
Dutch:
fokhengst
— male animal kept for breeding
Dutch:
fokdier
— male animal kept for breeding
Dutch:
dekstier
— male animal kept for breeding
Dutch:
fokstier
— male animal kept for breeding
Finnish:
siitoseläin
— male animal kept for breeding
Finnish:
siitosori
— male animal kept for breeding
French:
étalon
— male animal kept for breeding
Galician:
guarán
— male animal kept for breeding
Galician:
burraxo
— male animal kept for breeding
Galician:
contrareo
— male animal kept for breeding
Galician:
mulateiro
— male animal kept for breeding
Galician:
almallo
— male animal kept for breeding
Galician:
castal
— male animal kept for breeding
German:
Deckhengst
— male animal kept for breeding
German:
Schälhengst
— male animal kept for breeding
German:
Schellhengst
— male animal kept for breeding
German:
Beschäler
— male animal kept for breeding
German:
Beschälhengst
— male animal kept for breeding
German:
Zuchthengst
— male animal kept for breeding
German:
Gestüthengst
— male animal kept for breeding
German:
Gestütpferd
— male animal kept for breeding
German:
Decktier
— male animal kept for breeding
Greek:
επιβήτορας
(epivítoras)
— male animal kept for breeding
Ancient Greek:
ὀχεῖον
(okheîon)
— male animal kept for breeding
Hungarian:
tenyészmén
— male animal kept for breeding
Hungarian:
fedezőmén
— male animal kept for breeding
Hungarian:
csődör
— male animal kept for breeding
Hungarian:
mén
— male animal kept for breeding
Irish:
graíre
— male animal kept for breeding
Italian:
riproduttore
— male animal kept for breeding
Italian:
razzatore
— male animal kept for breeding
Italian:
stallone
— male animal kept for breeding
Lithuanian:
eržilas
— male animal kept for breeding
Macedonian:
па́стув
(pástuv)
— male animal kept for breeding
Malay:
pembaka
— male animal kept for breeding
Polish:
ogier
— male animal kept for breeding
Portuguese:
garanhão
— male animal kept for breeding
Romanian:
armăsar
— male animal kept for breeding
Russian:
производи́тель
(proizvodítelʹ)
— male animal kept for breeding
Russian:
саме́ц-производи́тель
(saméc-proizvodítelʹ)
— male animal kept for breeding
Spanish:
semental
— male animal kept for breeding
Spanish:
garañón
— male animal kept for breeding
Spanish:
padrillo
— male animal kept for breeding
Swedish:
hingst
— male animal kept for breeding
Swedish:
avelshingst
— male animal kept for breeding
Turkish:
damızlık
— male animal kept for breeding
Volapük:
stäilajevod
— male animal kept for breeding
Volapük:
stäilahijevod
— male animal kept for breeding
Volapük:
bridöpajevod
— male animal kept for breeding
Volapük:
bridöpahijevod
— male animal kept for breeding
Volapük:
stäilajip
— male animal kept for breeding
Volapük:
stäilahijip
— male animal kept for breeding
Welsh:
gre
— male animal kept for breeding
Finnish:
siitoseläin
— female animal kept for breeding
German:
Zuchtstute
— female animal kept for breeding
Hungarian:
tenyészkanca
— female animal kept for breeding
Polish:
klacz
— female animal kept for breeding
Swedish:
sto
— female animal kept for breeding
Swedish:
avelssto
— female animal kept for breeding
Volapük:
bridöpajevod
— female animal kept for breeding
Volapük:
bridöpajijevod
— female animal kept for breeding
Asturian:
semental
— animal registered and retained for breeding
Finnish:
siitoseläin
— animal registered and retained for breeding
Finnish:
siitoskarja
— animal registered and retained for breeding
Hungarian:
tenyészállat
— animal registered and retained for breeding
Spanish:
semental
— animal registered and retained for breeding
Asturian:
criadoriu
— animal breeding place
Asturian:
criador
— animal breeding place
Catalan:
criador
— animal breeding place
Danish:
stutteri
— animal breeding place
Dutch:
stoeterij
— animal breeding place
Finnish:
siittola
— animal breeding place
German:
Stuterei
— animal breeding place
German:
Gestüt
— animal breeding place
German:
Stall
— animal breeding place
Hungarian:
méntelep
— animal breeding place
Hungarian:
ménes
— animal breeding place
Macedonian:
е́ргела
(érgela)
— animal breeding place
Norwegian:
stutteri
— animal breeding place
Polish:
stadnina
— animal breeding place
Portuguese:
caudelaria
— animal breeding place
Portuguese:
haras
— animal breeding place
Russian:
заво́д
(zavód)
— animal breeding place
Spanish:
criadero
— animal breeding place
Swedish:
stuteri
— animal breeding place
Volapük:
bridöp
— animal breeding place
Arabic:
فحل
(faħl)
— sexually attractive male
Arabic:
غزال
(ğazāl)
— sexually attractive male
Arabic:
فحل
(faħl)
— sexually attractive male
Arabic:
بوكوص
(būgūṣ)
— sexually attractive male
Arabic:
جغل
(jagal)
— sexually attractive male
Sudanese Arabic:
سمح
(samiħ)
— sexually attractive male
Bulgarian:
жребец
(žrebec)
— sexually attractive male
Danish:
tyr
— sexually attractive male
Dutch:
Dekhengst
— sexually attractive male
Finnish:
sonni
— sexually attractive male
Finnish:
ori
— sexually attractive male
German:
Hengst
— sexually attractive male
Greek:
καμάκι
(kamáki)
— sexually attractive male
Hebrew:
סוס
(sus)
— sexually attractive male
Hebrew:
חתיך
(khatikh)
— sexually attractive male
Hungarian:
kan
— sexually attractive male
Hungarian:
jó pasi
— sexually attractive male
Icelandic:
foli
— sexually attractive male
Lithuanian:
eržilas
— sexually attractive male
Macedonian:
па́стув
(pástuv)
— sexually attractive male
Polish:
przystojniak
— sexually attractive male
Polish:
ciacho
— sexually attractive male
Portuguese:
garanhão
— sexually attractive male
Romanian:
armăsar
— sexually attractive male
Russian:
жеребе́ц
(žerebéc)
— sexually attractive male
Spanish:
galán
— sexually attractive male
Spanish:
garañón
— sexually attractive male
Spanish:
semental
— sexually attractive male
Spanish:
mango
— sexually attractive male
Spanish:
potro
— sexually attractive male
Spanish:
machorro
— sexually attractive male
Spanish:
papichulo
— sexually attractive male
Swedish:
hingst
— sexually attractive male
Turkish:
tosun
— sexually attractive male
Bulgarian:
кабър
(kabǎr)
— small object protruding from something
Catalan:
tatxot
— small object protruding from something
Czech:
cvoček
— small object protruding from something
Danish:
knop
— small object protruding from something
Danish:
dup
— small object protruding from something
Finnish:
nysty
— small object protruding from something
Finnish:
niitti
— small object protruding from something
Finnish:
nasta
— small object protruding from something
French:
clou
— small object protruding from something
German:
Spike
— small object protruding from something
German:
Stollen
— small object protruding from something
German:
Stift
— small object protruding from something
German:
Niete
— small object protruding from something
German:
Stutzen
— small object protruding from something
German:
Zapfen
— small object protruding from something
German:
Nippel
— small object protruding from something
German:
Knauf
— small object protruding from something
German:
Bolzen
— small object protruding from something
German:
Stehbolzen
— small object protruding from something
German:
Noppe
— small object protruding from something
German:
Buckel
— small object protruding from something
Hungarian:
szegecs
— small object protruding from something
Hungarian:
pecek
— small object protruding from something
Hungarian:
pöcök
— small object protruding from something
Hungarian:
stopli
— small object protruding from something
Macedonian:
кли́нец
(klínec)
— small object protruding from something
Macedonian:
ни́тна
(nítna)
— small object protruding from something
Polish:
ćwiek
— small object protruding from something
Russian:
шип
(šip)
— small object protruding from something
Scottish Gaelic:
tarag
— small object protruding from something
Spanish:
estoperol
— small object protruding from something
Spanish:
tachón
— small object protruding from something
Spanish:
tachuela
— small object protruding from something
Swedish:
knopp
— small object protruding from something
Swedish:
nit
— small object protruding from something
Swedish:
dobb
— small object protruding from something
Turkish:
çivi
— small object protruding from something
Turkish:
diken
— small object protruding from something