Definition of Stub
Noun: stub stúb
- A short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
- A small piece
"a stub of a pencil";
- nub
- A torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
- ticket stub
- The part of a check that is retained as a record
- check stub [US], counterfoil [Brit], cheque stub [Brit, Cdn]
- The small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
- butt
- Pull up (weeds) by their roots
- Extinguish by crushing
"stub out your cigarette now"
- Clear of weeds by uprooting them
"stub a field"
- Strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object
"She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken"
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