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