stub

[ stuhb ]

/ stʌb /

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noun

a 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.

stub nail.

something having the look of incomplete or stunted growth, as a horn of an animal.

Bridge. a part-score.

verb (used with object), stubbed, stub·bing.

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).

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Origin of stub

before 1000; (noun) Middle English stubb(e), Old English stubb tree stump; cognate with Middle Low German, Middle Dutch stubbe,Old Norse stubbi; akin to Old Norse stūfr stump; (v.) late Middle English stubben to dig up by the roots, clear stumps from (land), derivative of the noun

OTHER WORDS FROM stub

stubber, noun

Words nearby stub

Stu, Stuart, Stuart factor, Stuart, Gilbert, Stuarts, stub, stub axle, stubbed, Stubbies, stubble, stubbled

Definition for stub (2 of 2)

stub²

[ stuhb ]

/ stʌb /

adjective

stocky; squat.

Origin of stub

First recorded in 1705–15; special use of stub¹

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Example sentences from the Web for stub

After unhealthy conditions and low yields led many farmers to sell off their assets, those that remained were forced to adopt bad land management practices like stub burning.
How Syria's Decade-Long War Has Left a Toxic Environmental Legacy|Joseph Hincks|March 15, 2021|Time
If there’s a place people often stub their toes, take a closer look at it and make adjustments, Andersen said.
‘A pandemic of broken toes’: How life at home has been painful for feet|Elizabeth Chang|January 12, 2021|Washington Post
I felt there were a lot of ways that I could spend the stub end of my life cycle that were more productive.
James Cameron Dives into the Ocean's Abyss|Andrew Romano|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Instead, they were forced to compromise by having him stub out a cigarette.
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What did you do—go through his wastebasket and find his pay stub?
The Supreme Court's Cluelessness on Gender Bias|Leslie Bennetts|June 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Halfway down the hill one of her skis must have struck somethingperhaps the stub of a bush sticking out of the snow.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
With this he severed clean the broken half of the boom, tying the ends of the rigging to the short stub that was left.
The Rival Campers|Ruel Perley Smith
The last sight we have of him is as he violently resists a grown-up sister who is trying to take away the stub!
Round the Wonderful World|G. E. Mitton
He wrote for a few seconds, tore the check from the stub, and handed it to Joyce.
The Highgrader|William MacLeod Raine
Then, if you happen to stub your toe over some useful gadget, they increase your pay.
Islands of Space|John W Campbell

British Dictionary definitions for stub

stub

/ (stʌb) /

noun

a short piece remaining after something has been cut, removed, etca 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 transactionAlso called (in Britain) counterfoil

any short projection or blunted end

the stump of a tree or plant

verb stubs, stubbing or stubbed (tr)

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)

Word Origin for stub

Old English stubb; related to Old Norse stubbi, Middle Dutch stubbe, Greek stupos stem, stump

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noun

verb stubs, stubbing or stubbed (tr)

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