stud

/stʌd/ noun [C]

Definition

JEWELLERY › a small, metal piece of jewellery that is put through a part of your body such as your ear or nose

DECORATION › a small piece of metal that is fixed to the surface of something, usually for decoration

ANIMALS (also stud farm) › a place where horses are kept for breeding

(Definition of stud noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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