studs

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌdz

Noun

studs

1. plural of stud

Noun

studs pl (plural only)

1. A pair of shoes or boots which have studs on the bottom to aid grip.

   He wore his studs to play soccer.

2. Tires with metal protrusions used for improved traction on snow and ice in winter.

   Many US states have outlawed studs due to the damage they cause to paved roads.

Synonyms

• Shoes with studs on the bottom to aid grip: cleats, spikes.

Translations

shoes with studs on the bottom to aid grip

• Finnish: nappulakengät pl
• French: chaussure (fr) f à crampons, crampons (fr) m pl (by ellipsis)
• German: Stollenschuhe m pl, Schuhe mit Stollen m pl
• Swedish: dobbsko c, dubbsko

winter tires

• Finnish: nastarenkaat pl
• French: pneu (fr) m à crampons, crampons (fr) m pl (by ellipsis)
• German: Spikereifen (de) m, Reifen mit Spikes m
• Swedish: dubbdäck (sv) n

See also

• take the studs (etymologically unrelated)

Anagrams

• Dusts, dusts

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

studs

1. plural of stud

Swedish

Etymology

Deverbal from studsa (“to bounce”).

Noun

studs c

1. a bounce

   en hög studs

   a high bounce

   bollen gjorde tre studsar

   the ball made three bounces

   en studs mot väggen

   a bounce against the wall

2. bounce (bounce characteristics, etc.)

   Bollen har bra studs

   The ball has good bounce

Declension

Declension of studs
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	studs	studsen	studsar	studsarna
Genitive	studs	studsens	studsars	studsarnas

Derived terms

• på studs (“immediately”)

References

• studs in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• studs in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• studs in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)