stub
1a short projecting part.
a short remaining piece, as of a pencil, candle, or cigar.
(in a checkbook, receipt book, etc.) the inner end of each leaf, for keeping a record of the content of the part filled out and torn away.
the returned portion of a ticket.
the end of a fallen tree, shrub, or plant left fixed in the ground; stump.
something having a short, blunt shape, especially a short-pointed, blunt pen.
something having the look of incomplete or stunted growth, as a horn of an animal.
Bridge. a part-score.
to strike accidentally against a projecting object: I stubbed my toe against the step.
to extinguish the burning end of (a cigarette or cigar) by crushing it against a solid object (often followed by out): He stubbed out the cigarette in the ashtray.
to clear of stubs, as land.
to dig up by the roots; grub up (roots).
Origin of stub
1Other words from stub
- stubber, noun
How to use stub in a sentence
I know because my dad kept all his old pay stubs in the attic.
After they were trimmed, there was all 56 the litter to clear out, and the stubs to be painted, and cement work to be done.
The Idyl of Twin Fires | Walter Prichard EatonThe stubs are sent periodically to Washington with the accounts, compared and destroyed.
History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America | John Kerr TiffanyThe stubs with their cancelled stamps, are kept in the post office as vouchers for the postage paid.
History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America | John Kerr TiffanyA man stubs his toe on th' ground, an' lifts th' top off iv a goold mine.
An ash-tray on the gilded centre-table held several cigarette stubs.
To Him That Hath | Leroy Scott
British Dictionary definitions for stub
/ (stʌb) /
a short piece remaining after something has been cut, removed, etc: a cigar stub
the residual piece or section of a receipt, ticket, cheque, etc
US and Canadian the part of a cheque, postal order, receipt, etc, detached and retained as a record of the transaction: Also called (in Britain) counterfoil
any short projection or blunted end
the stump of a tree or plant
to strike (one's toe, foot, etc) painfully against a hard surface
(usually foll by out) to extinguish (a cigarette or cigar) by pressing the end against a surface
to clear (land) of stubs
to dig up (the roots) of (a tree or bush)
Origin of stub
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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