stub
noun
- 1
the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
- 2
the part of a check that is retained as a record
- 3
a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
- 4
a small piece
a nub of coal
a stub of a pencil
- 5
a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
verb
- 1
strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object
She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken
- 2
clear of weeds by uprooting them
stub a field
- 3
extinguish by crushing
stub out your cigarette now
- 4
pull up (weeds) by their roots
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