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ALL meanings of stub

stub
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  • noun stub a short projecting part. 1
  • noun stub a short remaining piece, as of a pencil, candle, or cigar. 1
  • noun stub (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. 1
  • noun stub the returned portion of a ticket. 1
  • noun stub the end of a fallen tree, shrub, or plant left fixed in the ground; stump. 1
  • noun stub something having a short, blunt shape, especially a short-pointed, blunt pen. 1
  • noun stub stub nail. 1
  • noun stub something having the look of incomplete or stunted growth, as a horn of an animal. 1
  • noun stub Bridge. a part-score. 1
  • verb with object stub to strike accidentally against a projecting object: I stubbed my toe against the step. 1
  • verb with object stub 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. 1
  • verb with object stub to clear of stubs, as land. 1
  • verb with object stub to dig up by the roots; grub up (roots). 1
  • adjective stub stocky; squat. 1
  • noun stub end part of a ticket 1
  • noun stub end part of a check 1
  • noun stub short pencil 1
  • noun stub cigarette end 1
  • transitive verb stub toe, finger 1
  • noun stub short protruding thing 1
  • noun stub internet: short article 1
  • noun stub a short, thick nail 0
  • noun stub the part of a ticket, bank check, etc. kept as a record after the rest has been torn off 0
  • verb transitive stub to dig or pull (weeds, etc.) out by the roots 0
  • verb transitive stub to cut down, leaving only a stump 0
  • verb transitive stub to clear (land) of stubs, or stumps 0
  • verb transitive stub to strike (one's foot, toe, etc.) accidentally against something 0
  • verb transitive stub to put out (a cigarette, cigar, etc.) by pressing the end against a surface 0
  • countable noun stub The stub of a cigarette or a pencil is the last short piece of it which remains when the rest has been used. 0
  • countable noun stub A ticket stub is the part that you keep when you go in to watch a performance. 0
  • countable noun stub A cheque stub is the small part that you keep as a record of what you have paid. 0
  • verb stub If you stub your toe, you hurt it by accidentally kicking something. 0
  • noun stub a short piece remaining after something has been cut, removed, etc 0
  • noun stub the residual piece or section of a receipt, ticket, cheque, etc 0
  • noun stub the part of a cheque, postal order, receipt, etc, detached and retained as a record of the transaction 0
  • noun stub any short projection or blunted end 0
  • noun stub the stump of a tree or plant 0
  • verb stub to strike (one's toe, foot, etc) painfully against a hard surface 0
  • verb stub to extinguish (a cigarette or cigar) by pressing the end against a surface 0
  • verb stub to clear (land) of stubs 0
  • verb stub to dig up (the roots) of (a tree or bush) 0
  • noun stub a short piece or length remaining after the main part has been removed or used up 0
  • noun stub any short projection 0
  • noun stub a pen having a short, blunt point 0
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