Definition of stud

• n. - A collection of breeding horses and mares, or the place where they are kept; also, a number of horses kept for a racing, riding, etc.
• n. - A stem; a trunk.
• n. - An upright scanting, esp. one of the small uprights in the framing for lath and plaster partitions, and furring, and upon which the laths are nailed.
• n. - A kind of nail with a large head, used chiefly for ornament; an ornamental knob; a boss.
• n. - An ornamental button of various forms, worn in a shirt front, collar, wristband, or the like, not sewed in place, but inserted through a buttonhole or eyelet, and transferable.
• n. - A short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from something, and sometimes forming a journal.
• n. - A stud bolt.
• n. - An iron brace across the shorter diameter of the link of a chain cable.
• v. t. - To adorn with shining studs, or knobs.
• v. t. - To set with detached ornaments or prominent objects; to set thickly, as with studs.