stub meaning and definition

STUB noun

Definition of stub (noun)

1. a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
2. a small piece
   • "a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil"
   • synonyms: nub
3. a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
   • synonyms: ticket stub
4. the part of a check that is retained as a record
   • synonyms: check stub, counterfoil
5. the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
   • synonyms: butt

STUB verb

Definition of stub (verb)

1. pull up (weeds) by their roots
2. extinguish by crushing
   • "stub out your cigarette now"
3. clear of weeds by uprooting them
   • "stub a field"
4. strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object
   • "She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken"