stud

Noun

1. A male animal, especially a stud horse (stallion), kept for breeding.
2. A female animal, especially a studmare (broodmare), kept for breeding.
3. (broadly, collective) A group of such animals, also of locomotives.
4. An animal (usually livestock) that has been registered and is retained for breeding.
5. A place, such as a ranch, where such animals are kept.
6. (colloquial) A sexually attractive, promiscuous male.
7. (slang) A sexually dominant lesbian, chiefly African-American.

Verb

1. To set with studs; to furnish with studs.
2. To decorate as a stud does.
3. To be scattered over the surface of (something) at intervals.
4. To set (something) over a surface at intervals.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/stʌd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: stood

Inherited from Old English: stōd

Cognate with Middle Low German: stōt

Cognate with German: Stute

Cognate with Dutch: stoet

Cognate with Old Norse: stóð

In summary

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.

Synonyms

stallion

studhorse

spike

post

dot

scantling

he-man

stud poker

sire

rivet

cuff link

collar button

button

macho-man

cufflink

constellate

brood

cleat

knob

bull

nail

brace

bolt

battery

🔋

busyness

boar

🐗

cartload

chequer

chock

chowder

business

bury

bike

🚲

barren

ascension

bunch

covey

bevy

corps

building

company

comfort

buckle

crampon

crampoon

crutch

🩼

bestud

barrel

dimple

colony

Translations

étalon

semental

garanhão

Stollen

tachón

clou

aygır

Hengst

padrillo

Zuchthengst

garañón

stallone

Kragenknopf

Stift

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