stud

a boss, knob, nailhead, or other protuberance projecting from a surface or part, especially as an ornament.

any of various buttonlike, usually ornamental objects, mounted on a shank that is passed through an article of clothing to fasten it.

any of a number of slender, upright members of wood, steel, etc., forming the frame of a wall or partition and covered with plasterwork, siding, etc.

any of various projecting pins, lugs, or the like, on machines or other implements.

Automotive.��any of a large number of small projecting lugs embedded in an automobile tire studded tire to improve traction on snowy or icy roads.

an earring consisting of a small, buttonlike ornament mounted on a metal post designed to pass through a pierced ear lobe.

Horology.��the piece to which the fixed end of a hairspring is attached.

to set with or as if with studs, bosses, or the like.

(of things) to be scattered over the expanse or surface of.

to set or scatter (objects) at intervals over an expanse or surface.

to furnish with or support by studs.

a studhorse or stallion.

an establishment, such as a farm, in which horses are kept for breeding.

a number of horses, usually for racing or hunting, bred or kept by one owner.

a male animal, such as a bull or ram, kept for breeding.

a herd of animals kept for breeding.

Slang.��

1. a man who is notably virile and sexually active.

2. a handsome man with an attractive physique; a hunk.

3. a young man.

Poker.��stud poker.

a Black woman or girl, especially a lesbian, who embraces identity markers, such as clothing, hairstyle, interests, or behaviors that are associated with traditional expressions of masculinity.

of, associated with, or pertaining to a studhorse or studhorses.

retained for breeding purposes.

noting or relating to a Black woman or girl, especially a lesbian, who embraces identity markers, such as clothing, hairstyle, interests, or behaviors, that are associated with traditional expressions of masculinity; butch.