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teacher. 5 get stuck in(to) BrE infml to start work or an activity eagerly or forcefully: Here's your dinner; get stuck in. | He got completely stuck into that book you gave him; we could hardly get him to say a word! → see also STICK
stuck³ n [in+U] BrE slang trouble: You'll be in dead stuck if the boss finds out what you've done!
,stuck-'up adj infml derog proud and thinking oneself to be important: She's too stuck-up to speak to her old friends.
stud¹ /stʌd/ n 1 a fastener used instead of a button and buttonhole, especially a COLLAR STUD or PRESS-STUD 2 a pointed or lumplike part that sticks out from the bottom of a shoe, a tyre etc, to prevent slipping: The ground's wet - you'll need football boots with long studs. 3 a small nearly flat piece of metal fixed with others into a road surface to mark off areas 4 a large nail with a large head, used for decoration: The great oak door had iron studs in it.
stud² v -dd- [T(with)] to cover with STUDS: He wore a belt studded with brass nails. 1 (fig.) The sky was studded with stars. → see also STAR-STUDDED
stud³ n 1 a number of horses or other animals kept for breeding: This horse has been retired from racing and has now been put out to stud. (=is being used for breeding) | a stud farm 2 derog or humor a man who has sex a lot and who thinks he is very good at it: He reckons he's a real stud.
stud·book /'stʌdbʊk/ n a list of names of animals, especially race horses, from which other animals have been bred
stu·dent /'stjuːdənt||'stuː-/ n 1 a person who is studying, especially at a place of education or training: a history student (=studying history) | a student of (=taught by) Yehudi Menuhin → see Feature on page A13
CULTURAL NOTE In the UK, when people think about students, they often think of someone who doesn't study very much, enjoys drinking a lot of alcohol, misses classes because they always wake up late, and complains about not having enough money. Although this stereotype still exists, there have been many changes in student life in recent years. Far more people study at university than in the past and they come from a wider range of social classes. In the past, students were given money by the government to help pay for their living costs and courses were free, but now most students must get LOANS to help pay for both living costs and university FEES. Almost all students have a lot of debts by the time they get their degrees. Many of them have to do PART-TIME jobs in order to earn money while they are at university. In the US, people do not really have a stereotype of what students are like. Universities have always cost a lot of money, and most students work while they are in university. Students are given special loans to help pay for university, which they must pay back over a period of many years after they finish. → see also TOWN AND GOWN; compare Cultural Note at SORORITY
2 [+of] a person with the stated interest: a student of human nature
Compare student, pupil, and scholar. Anyone studying at a college or university is a student. In the US, this word is also used for younger people in schools, but in Britain these are usually pupils. A pupil can also be a grown-up person studying under a famous musician etc. A scholar is either a a pupil (British English, old use), b someone whose education is being paid for because they have done very well, or c someone (perhaps an old person) who has studied a difficult subject for a long time and knows a lot about it.
,student 'loans n a method of paying for education in which students at universities and colleges borrow money from banks and repay it when they begin work after completing their studies → see Feature on page A13
,students' 'union also student union n 1 [+sing./pl. v] an association of students, especially one in a particular British college or university, or one for students from many places of education → compare NUS 2 (a part of) a building where students go to meet socially
,student 'teacher n a person who is training to become a teacher and is doing some teaching as part of their training
,student 'teaching n [U] AmE for TEACHING PRACTICE
stud·ied /'stʌdid/ adj often derog carefully thought about or considered, especially before being expressed, and perhaps therefore not sincere: a studied remark | She spoke with studied politeness.
stu·di·o /'stjuːdiəʊ||'stuː-/ n pl. -os 1 a room from which broadcasts are made or in which recordings are made: a television studio 2 a) also studios pl. — a place where cinema films are made: Pinewood Studios b) a film-making company: Some of Hollywood's leading studios are interested in signing her. 3 a) a workroom for a painter, photographer etc: one of London's leading design studios b) a company producing artistic or photographic work 4 a room or other place where dancing or dancelike exercise can be practised or taught 5 also 'studio flat BrE || 'studio a,partment especially AmE a one-room flat
,studio 'audience n people who watch (or may be involved in) a television or radio programme while it is being made: Thank you to our studio audience and to all our listeners/viewers at home.
'studio couch n a piece of furniture for more than one person to sit on, which can be made into a bed
stu·di·ous /'stjuːdiəs||'stuː-/ adj 1 fond of studying: a serious and studious young man 2 [A] fml careful: He always pays studious attention to detail. —ly adv —ness n [U]
stud·y¹ /'stʌdi/ n 1 [U] also studies pl. — fml the act of studying one or more subjects: He spent the entire afternoon in study. | You must give more time to your studies. | How are your medical studies progressing? 2 [C(of)] a thorough enquiry into a particular subject, especially including a piece of writing on it: the university's department of social studies | She's made a study of the language of Shakespeare's plays. The government has ordered a feasibility study in connection with the proposed new airport. | a study group working on aspects of the company's financial policy 3 [C] a room used for private work or study or as an office: the headmaster's study 4 [C(of)] a drawing or painting of a detail, especially for combining later into a larger picture: a study of a flower 5 [C] a piece of music for practice: Chopin's piano studies 6 in a brown study BrE infml deep in thought → see also CASE STUDY
study² v 1 [I;T] to spend time in learning (one or more subjects), especially as part of an educational course: He studies French. | She is studying to be a doctor. | a violinist who studied under (=was taught by) Yehudi Menuhin 2 [T] to examine carefully; SCRUTINIZE: She studied the report/the map. | He studied her face.
'study ,hall n [U] AmE (in American schools) a period of time during a school day in which a student does not have a class and usually goes somewhere to study: I've got study hall from two to three today.
stuff¹ /stʌf/ n [U] 1 infml matter; material: What's this sticky stuff on the floor? | This beer's been very popular; we've sold gallons of the stuff. (=of the beer) | Would you like some more beer; or would you prefer a drop of the hard stuff? (=strong alcohol) | This meat's good stuff. | There are one or two good articles in the magazine but otherwise it's all pretty boring stuff. 2 infml things in a mass, especially one's possessions or the things needed to do something: I can't carry all my stuff alone. | Have you brought your swimming stuff? 3 lit or pomp inner quality: Such experiences are the (very) stuff of life (=are what life is made of) | You're not giving up? I thought you were made of sterner stuff than that. (=were more determined) 4 old use cloth 5 do one's stuff infml to do what is necessary in a particular situation, especially when one is the only person present who can do it 6 Stuff and nonsense! That's untrue/a stupid idea! 7 That's the stuff! infml That's the right thing to do/say! → see also HOT STUFF know one's stuff (KNOW)
stuff² v 1 [T(with)] to fill with a substance: Don't stuff the pillow too tight. | He stuffed the shoe with newspaper. | His pocket was stuffed full of dirty handkerchiefs. 2 [T+adv/prep