stub
/stˈʌb/
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Definitions
Noun
a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
Noun
a small piece; "a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil"
Noun
a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
Noun
the part of a check that is retained as a record
Noun
the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
Verb
pull up (weeds) by their roots
Verb
extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigarette now"
Verb
clear of weeds by uprooting them; "stub a field"
Verb
strike (one''s toe) accidentally against an object; "She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it''s broken"