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Definitions for Stub

[1] a short projecting part.
[2] a short remaining piece, as of a pencil, candle, or cigar.
[3] (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.
[4] the returned portion of a ticket.
[5] the end of a fallen tree, shrub, or plant left fixed in the ground; stump.
[6] something having a short, blunt shape, especially a short-pointed, blunt pen.
[7] stub nail.
[8] something having the look of incomplete or stunted growth, as a horn of an animal.
[9] Bridge . a part-score.
[10] to strike accidentally against a projecting object: I stubbed my toe against the step.
[11] 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.
[12] to clear of stubs, as land.
[13] to dig up by the roots; grub up (roots).
[14] stocky; squat.
[15] a short piece remaining after something has been cut, removed, etc a cigar stub
[16] the residual piece or section of a receipt, ticket, cheque, etc
[17] US and Canadian the part of a cheque, postal order, receipt, etc, detached and retained as a record of the transaction Also called (in Britain) counterfoil
[18] any short projection or blunted end
[19] the stump of a tree or plant
[20] to strike (one's toe, foot, etc) painfully against a hard surface
[21] (usually foll by out) to extinguish (a cigarette or cigar) by pressing the end against a surface
[22] to clear (land) of stubs
[23] to dig up (the roots) of (a tree or bush)

Words related to Stub

stump, dock, root, tail, snag, remnant, tag, butt, remainder, counterfoil

Words nearby Stub

stu, stuart, stuart factor, stuart, gilbert, stuarts, stub, stub axle, stub nail, stubbed, stubbies, stubble

Origin of Stub

2First recorded in 1705–15; special use of stub1

Other words from Stub

stub·ber , noun

Word origin for Stub

Old English stubb; related to Old Norse stubbi, Middle Dutch stubbe, Greek stupos stem, stump

Synonyms for Stub

butt, counterfoil, dock, remainder, remnant, root, snag, stump, tag, tail, short end, tail end