stub
/stʌb/
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Definition
Noun:
- A short remaining piece: The small, unused part of something, especially after the main part has been used, broken, or removed.
- A record-keeping part: The part of a ticket or check that is kept as a receipt or record after the main part is torn off or used.
- A short projection: A short, blunt part of something that remains, such as a stem or a broken object.
Verb:
- To strike accidentally: To hit one's toe or foot against an object by accident.
- To extinguish by pressing: To put out a cigarette or similar item by crushing its end against a surface.
- To clear by uprooting: To remove weeds or plants by pulling them out, including their roots.
Examples
Noun:
- He flicked the cigarette stub into the ashtray.
- Keep the ticket stub for your records.
- Only a stub of the pencil remained after he sharpened it.
Verb:
- I stubbed my toe on the leg of the table.
- Please stub out your cigarette before entering the building.
- The gardener stubbed the weeds from the flower bed.
Advanced Usage
"to stub out": To extinguish a cigarette or cigar by pressing the burning end against a hard surface.
- The sign asked patrons to completely stub out their cigarettes.
"to be/get stubbed": To be accidentally struck against something (typically used for toes).
- My toe got stubbed on the doorframe, and it really hurt.
Variants and Related Words
Stubby (adj): Short and thick or blunt.
- He held a stubby pencil in his hand.
Check stub / Ticket stub (n): The detachable part of a check or ticket kept for record-keeping.
- The accountant filed all the check stubs.
Synonyms
- Noun: End, butt, remnant, fragment, tail.
- Verb: Strike, bump, extinguish, snuff, uproot.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Stub out: To extinguish a cigarette or similar item by crushing it.
- He stubbed out his cigar in the sand.
Related Idioms
- To be on the stub end of something: (Informal) To be in an unfavorable or disadvantaged position, often receiving the short end of a situation. (Note: This is a less common, figurative extension based on the idea of a "stub" being a short, undesirable remnant.)
- After the reorganization, our department was on the stub end of the budget allocations.
Noun
- the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
- the part of a check that is retained as a record
- a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
- a small piece
- a nub of coal
- a stub of a pencil
- a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
Verb
- strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object
- She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken
- clear of weeds by uprooting them
- stub a field
- extinguish by crushing
- stub out your cigarette now
- pull up (weeds) by their roots