Word Information

Stub

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Definitions for Stub

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

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