Tra từ stud - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

▪ I. stud [stud studs studded studding] BrE [stʌd] NAmE [stʌd] noun

1. countable a small piece of jewellery with a part that is pushed through a hole in your ear, nose, etc
•diamond studs
2. countable a small round piece of metal that is attached to the surface of sth, especially for decoration
•a leather jacket with studs on the back
3. countable, usually plural (BrE)one of several small metal or plastic objects that are fixed to the bottom part of a ↑football boot or running shoe
compare ↑cleat
4. countable a small metal object used in the past for fastening a ↑collar onto a shirt
see also ↑press stud
5. countable, uncountable an animal, especially a horse, that is kept for breeding; a place where animals, especially horses, are kept for breeding
•a stud farm
•The horse was retired from racing and put out to stud (= kept for breeding).
6. countable (informal)a man who has many sexual partners and who is thought to be sexually attractive

Word Origin:
senses 1 to 4 Old English studu stuthu ‘post, upright prop’ German stützen ‘to prop’ ‘ornamental metal knob’ late Middle English senses 5 to 6 Old English stōd Germanic German Stute ‘mare’ ↑stand

Example Bank:
•He has a small stud.
•horses at stud

▪ II. stud [stud studs studded studding] BrE [stʌd] ; NAmE [stʌd] verb (-dd-)
•~ sth Stars studded the sky.
Main entry: ↑studded_derived