stub
noun
a short projecting part.
have stubbed
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present perfectof stub.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He and the Colorado Avalanche have stubbed their toe many times in the playoffs over the past several years, never getting past the second round.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 14, 2022
The ball was sitting down; I could have stubbed a sand wedge and left it short.
From Golf Digest ● Jul. 9, 2019
So if Google wants to get you something now, it strives to do it in about the time it takes for your foot to report that you have stubbed your toe just now.
From Slate ● Sep. 7, 2017
Even some famous investors have stubbed their toe trying to gauge gold’s direction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2016
When we have stubbed up and consumed the first growth of our sinfulness, there ariseth a second crop from the ashes of that which was destroyed.
From Tales from Blackwood, Volume 7 by Herbert Willis
