1 [C] a small piece of jewellery with a rod that is pushed through a hole in your ear, nose, etc:
diamond studs
2 [C] 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 [C,usually pl.] (BrE) one of several small metal or plastic objects that are fixed to the bottom part of a FOOTBALLBOOT or running shoe
compareCLEAT
4 [C] a small metal object used in the past for fastening a collar onto a shirt
seealsoPRESSSTUD
5 [C,U] an animal, especially a horse, that is kept for breeding; the 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 [C] (informal) a man who has many sexual partners and who is thought to be sexually attractive
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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