noun
a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
noun
a small piece
Synonyms
Examples
- a nub of coal
- 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
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
- stub out your cigarette now
verb
clear of weeds by uprooting them
Examples
- stub a field
verb
strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object
Examples
- She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken