Stud

Stud may refer to:

Animals

 * Stud (animal), an animal retained for breeding
 * Stud farm, a property where livestock are bred

Arts and entertainment

 * Stud (band), a British progressive rock group
 * The Stud (bar), a gay bar in San Francisco
 * The Stud (film), a 1978 film starring Joan Collins and Oliver Tobias
 * The Stud (novel), by Jackie Collins
 * Studs (game show), a dating show from the early 1990s
 * Stud poker, a card game with numerous variations, including:
 * Five-card stud
 * Seven-card stud
 * Caribbean stud poker
 * Studs (film), a 2006 Irish film by Paul Mercier
 * Studs McGirdle, a character in the film Cars

Hardware

 * Cleat (shoe), a protrusion on the sole of a shoe worn for playing sports
 * Shirt stud, a decorative fastener
 * Threaded rod, a kind of bolt
 * Wall stud, a vertical member in construction
 * Studs, small metal pins on a snow tire to increase traction

Other uses

 * "Stud", slang for a promiscuous male
 * "Stud", slang for an African-American lesbian who is perceived as masculine