pole vs stud

pole

noun
  • A gun. 

  • A telescope used to identify birds, aeroplanes or wildlife. 

  • Either of the two points on the earth's surface around which it rotates; also, similar points on any other rotating object. 

  • A construction by which an animal is harnessed to a carriage. 

  • Either of the states that characterize a bipolar disorder. 

  • A point of magnetic focus, especially each of the two opposing such points of a magnet (designated north and south). 

  • A fixed point relative to other points or lines. 

  • Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes. 

  • A type of basic fishing rod. 

  • A long sports implement used for pole-vaulting; now made of glassfiber or carbon fiber, formerly also metal, bamboo and wood have been used. 

  • Pole position. 

  • For a meromorphic function f(z), any point a for which f(z)→∞ as z→a. 

  • A unit of length, equal to a rod (¹⁄₄ chain or 5+¹⁄₂ yards). 

  • A penis. 

  • A contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves. 

verb
  • To propel by pushing with poles, to push with a pole. 

  • To furnish with poles for support. 

  • To identify something quite precisely using a telescope. 

  • To convey on poles. 

  • To stir, as molten glass, with a pole. 

  • To strike (the ball) very hard. 

  • To induce piezoelectricity in (a substance) by aligning the dipoles. 

stud

noun
  • A stud bolt. 

  • A male animal, especially a stud horse (stallion), kept for breeding. 

  • A type of poker where an individual cannot throw cards away and some of her cards are exposed. 

  • A short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from something, and sometimes forming a journal. 

  • A sexually dominant lesbian, chiefly African-American. 

  • A group of such animals. 

  • An iron brace across the shorter diameter of the link of a chain cable. 

  • A small round earring. 

  • A female animal, especially a studmare (broodmare), kept for breeding. 

  • A small object that protrudes from something; an ornamental knob. 

  • A sexually attractive male. 

  • A place, such as a ranch, where such animals are kept. 

  • An animal (usually livestock) that has been registered and is retained for breeding. 

  • A vertical post, especially one of the small uprights in the framing for lath and plaster partitions, and furring, and upon which the laths are nailed. 

verb
  • To set (something) over a surface at intervals. 

  • To set with studs; to furnish with studs. 

  • To be scattered over the surface of (something) at intervals. 

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