stub

Definitions

1. 1noun

   The stump of a tree; that part of a tree or plant which remains fixed in the earth when the stem is cut down; -- applied especially to the stump of a small tree, or shrub.

2. 2noun

   A log; a block; a blockhead.

3. 3noun

   The short blunt part of anything after larger part has been broken off or used up; hence, anything short and thick; as, the stub of a pencil, candle, or cigar.

4. 4noun

   A part of a leaf in a check book, after a check is torn out, on which the number, amount, and destination of the check are usually recorded.

5. 5noun

   A pen with a short, blunt nib.

6. 6noun

   A stub nail; an old horseshoe nail; also, stub iron.

7. 7transitive verb

   To grub up by the roots; to extirpate; as, to stub up edible roots.

8. 8transitive verb

   To remove stubs from; as, to stub land.

9. 9transitive verb

   To strike as the toes, against a stub, stone, or other fixed object.

10. 10noun

    the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)

    Synonyms

    butt
11. 11noun

    the part of a check that is retained as a record

    Synonyms

    counterfoil
12. 12noun

    a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt

13. 13noun

    a small piece

    "a nub of coal"

    "a stub of a pencil"

    Synonyms

    nub
14. 14noun

    a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost

15. 15verb

    strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object

    "She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken"

16. 16verb

    clear of weeds by uprooting them

    "stub a field"

17. 17verb

    extinguish by crushing

    "stub out your cigarette now"

18. 18verb

    pull up (weeds) by their roots