stud Meaning & Definition
What Does Stud Mean?
Stud is used as a noun meaning a group of animals and especially horses kept primarily for breeding. It can also mean a place where a stud is kept. As a verb, it means to furnish (a building, a wall, etc.) with studs. As an abbreviation, it means student.
Stud: Key Facts
| Part of speech | noun, verb, abbreviation |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈstəd/ |
| Synonyms | constellate, dot and scantling |
| Antonyms | dog, grotesquerie and monster |
| Plural | studs |
| Verb forms | studs, studding, studded |
| First known use | 1506 |
Stud Definition (Noun)
- a group of animals and especially horses kept primarily for breeding
- a place where a stud is kept
Haras du Pin, founded in 1730, is the biggest national stud in France …
- stud horse
Next day, the stud was led from his stall and turned into the breaking pen.
- a male animal kept or used for breeding see also stud book
- a very attractive and masculine man : hunk
He plays Torch, the shirtless soap-opera stud, with a restless, street-corner sexiness. / … She's All That, in which high school stud Freddie Prinze Jr. transforms dork Rachel Leigh Cook into a beauty queen.
- such a man who has a reputation of having multiple sexual partners
The world, anyway the part of it that cares, has heard of [Warren] Beatty's reputation as stud and of his affair with Christie.
- a young man : guy
- a tough person
- a very talented usually young new player
… Portland was one of the more active teams in the offseason, acquiring potential All-Star Harvey Grant and rebounding stud Chris Dudley. / … the team will look to start over at the position with a young stud. …
- poker in which each player is dealt a mix of usually five to seven facedown and faceup cards in multiple rounds with betting taking place after most rounds of dealing
Stud poker, where each player is dealt their first card face-down and the next four cards face-up, didn't come into existence for many years (until about 1864). / a stud poker player/game/hand / An M.B.A. from Harvard, he viewed seven-card stud as a test of money management … / When I was dealing I usually proposed five-card stud, a rudimentary game in which one's luck is quickly determined.
Noun
- one of the smaller uprights in the framing of the walls of a building to which sheathing, paneling, or laths are fastened : scantling
- height from floor to ceiling
- a boss, rivet, or nail with a large head used (as on a shield or belt) for ornament or protection
- a solid button with a shank or eye on the back inserted (as through an eyelet in a garment) as a fastener or ornament
- a small button-like ornament with a post for inserting through a body part (such as the earlobe or nostril) and into a clasp
- any of various infixed pieces (such as a rod or pin) projecting from a machine and serving chiefly as a support or axis
- one of the metal or rubber cleats projecting from a snow tire to increase traction
Stud as a Verb
- to furnish (a building, a wall, etc.) with studs
- to adorn, cover, or protect with studs
- to set, mark, or decorate conspicuously often at intervals
a sky studded with stars / a career studded with honors
Stud as an Abbreviation
- student
Synonyms of Stud
Stud synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Stud
Stud in a Sentence
at stud
a collar with studs
She's wearing studs in her ears.
He is a student of life.
Haras du Pin, founded in 1730, is the biggest national stud in France …
Next day, the stud was led from his stall and turned into the breaking pen.
He plays Torch, the shirtless soap-opera stud, with a restless, street-corner sexiness.
… She's All That, in which high school stud Freddie Prinze Jr. transforms dork Rachel Leigh Cook into a beauty queen.
The world, anyway the part of it that cares, has heard of [Warren] Beatty's reputation as stud and of his affair with Christie.
… Portland was one of the more active teams in the offseason, acquiring potential All-Star Harvey Grant and rebounding stud Chris Dudley.
… the team will look to start over at the position with a young stud. …
Stud poker, where each player is dealt their first card face-down and the next four cards face-up, didn't come into existence for many years (until about 1864).
a stud poker player/game/hand
An M.B.A. from Harvard, he viewed seven-card stud as a test of money management …
When I was dealing I usually proposed five-card stud, a rudimentary game in which one's luck is quickly determined.
a sky studded with stars
a career studded with honors
she promised her friend that the blind date would be a real stud
He plays Torch, the shirtless soap-opera stud, with a restless, street-corner sexiness. / … She's All That, in which high school stud Freddie Prinze Jr. transforms dork Rachel Leigh Cook into a beauty queen.
… Portland was one of the more active teams in the offseason, acquiring potential All-Star Harvey Grant and rebounding stud Chris Dudley. / … the team will look to start over at the position with a young stud. …
Stud poker, where each player is dealt their first card face-down and the next four cards face-up, didn't come into existence for many years (until about 1864). / a stud poker player/game/hand / An M.B.A. from Harvard, he viewed seven-card stud as a test of money management … / When I was dealing I usually proposed five-card stud, a rudimentary game in which one's luck is quickly determined.
a sky studded with stars / a career studded with honors
Word Forms & Grammar
studs
five-card stud
seven-card stud
stud
stud poker
stud·ded
stud·ding
studded
studding
at stud
stud (plural studs)
stud (third-person singular simple present studs, present participle studding, simple past and past participle studded)
Words That Rhyme With Stud
Origin of Stud
Origin 1: Middle English stod, from Old English stōd; akin to Old Church Slavic stado flock and probably to Old High German stān to stand stand
Origin 2: Middle English stode, from Old English studu; akin to Middle High German stud prop, Old Norse stoth post
Origin 3: 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. The phonetic development is the same as in blood, flood, which unlike stud were not adapted orthographically.
Origin 4: Inherited from Middle English stude, from Old English studu, from Proto-West Germanic *stuþ, from Proto-Germanic *stuþs.
First Known Use
before 12th century
circa 1506
Questions People Ask About Stud
Is stud a noun or a verb?
Stud is mainly used as a noun, but it can also be used as a verb and an abbreviation.
What is another word for stud?
Close synonyms of stud are constellate, dot and scantling. See the full list of stud synonyms and antonyms.
What is the opposite of stud?
Antonyms of stud include dog, grotesquerie, monster and nerd.
What is the plural of stud?
The plural of stud is studs.
What is the past tense of stud?
The past tense of stud is studded. The present participle is studding.