Definition of Stub

Noun

• the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
  butt
• the part of a check that is retained as a record
  - check stub counterfoil
• a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
  - ticket stub
• a small piece
  "a nub of coal"
  "a stub of a pencil"
  nub
• a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
  

Verb

• strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object
  "She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken"
  
• clear of weeds by uprooting them
  "stub a field"
  
• extinguish by crushing
  "stub out your cigarette now"
  
• pull up (weeds) by their roots
  

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