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   stub

   /stʌb/

   noun

   • 1. the truncated remnant of a pencil, cigarette, or similar-shaped object after use: "the ashtray was full of stubs" Similar buttendtail endremnantinformal:dog-endfag endstumpremnantendtail endremains
   • ▪ a truncated or unusually short thing: "he wagged his little stub of tail"
   • ▪ denoting a projection or hole that goes only part of the way through a surface: "a stub tenon"
   • 2. the counterfoil of a cheque, receipt, ticket, or other document: "retain your ticket stubs" Similar counterfoilticket slipdetachable portioncoupontabreceipt

   verb

   • 1. accidentally strike (one's toe) against something: "I stubbed my toe, swore, and tripped"
   • 2. extinguish (a lighted cigarette) by pressing the lighted end against something: "she stubbed out her cigarette in the overflowing ashtray"
   • 3. grub up (a plant) by the roots: "he was found to have stubbed up a hedge"

   Word Origin Old Englishstub(b) ‘stump of a tree’, of Germanic origin. The verb is first recorded (late Middle English) in sense 3; stub (sense 1 of the verb) (mid 19th century) was originally a US usage.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSTUB | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   : a short piece remaining on a stem or trunk where a branch has been lost. 2. : something made or worn to a short or blunt shape. especially : a pen with a short blunt nib. 3. : a short blunt part left after a larger part has been broken off or used up. a pencil stub. 4. : something cut short or stunted. 5. a.

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   1. a short piece remaining after something has been cut, removed, etc: a cigar stub. 2. the residual piece or section of a receipt, ticket, cheque, etc. 3. (Banking & Finance) US and Canadian the part of a cheque, postal order, receipt, etc, detached and retained as a record of the transaction.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTUB definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   The stub of a cigarette or a pencil is the short piece which remains when the rest has been used. He pulled an old pencil stub from behind his ear. American English : stub / ˈstʌb /

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySTUB | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   STUB meaning: 1. the short part of something that is left after the main part has been used, especially a…. Learn more.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSTUB | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   STUB definition: 1. the short end piece of something such as a cigarette or pencil that is left after it has been…. Learn more.

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   Stub definition: a short projecting part.. See examples of STUB used in a sentence.