Definition of stub Stub
/stʌˈb/ - [stub] - stub
We found 31 definitions of stub from 6 different sources.
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NounPlural: stubs |
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| stub - a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt | ||
| ticket stub | ||
| receipt an acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made | ||
| stub - the part of a check that is retained as a record | ||
| check stub, counterfoil | ||
| stub - a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost | ||
| stub - the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking) | ||
| butt | ||
| portion, part something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" | ||
| cigar butt small part of a cigar that is left after smoking | ||
| cigarette butt small part of a cigarette that is left after smoking | ||
| stub - a small piece; "a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil" | ||
| nub | ||
| part, piece something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" | ||
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| stub - strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object; "She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken" | ||
| collide with, impinge on, run into, hit, strike collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole" | ||
| stub - clear of weeds by uprooting them; "stub a field" | ||
| weed clear of weeds; "weed the garden" | ||
| stub - extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigarette now" | ||
| snuff out, blow out, extinguish, quench put an end to; kill; "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children" | ||
| stub - pull up (weeds) by their roots | ||
| deracinate, root out, extirpate, uproot surgically remove (an organ) | ||
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Wiktionary 
- stub (Noun)
Something blunted, stunted, or cut short, such as stubble or a stump. - stub (Noun)
A piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes. - stub (Noun)
A placeholder procedure that has the signature of the planned procedure but does not yet implement the intended behavior. , ,. - stub (Noun)
A procedure that translates requests from external systems into a format suitable for processing and then submits those requests for processing. - stub (Noun)
A page providing only minimal information and intended for later development. - stub (Noun)
The remaining part of the docked tail of a dog. - stub (Noun)
An unequal first or last interest calculation period, as a part of a financial swap contract. - stub (Verb)
To remove most of a tree, bush, or other rooted plant by cutting it close to the ground. - stub (Verb)
To remove a plant by pulling it out by the roots. - stub (Verb)
To jam, hit, or bump, especially a toe.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- stub (n.)
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. - stub (n.)
A log; a block; a blockhead. - stub (n.)
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. - stub (n.)
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. - stub (n.)
A pen with a short, blunt nib. - stub (n.)
A stub nail; an old horseshoe nail; also, stub iron. - stub (v. t.)
To grub up by the roots; to extirpate; as, to stub up edible roots. - stub (v. t.)
To remove stubs from; as, to stub land. - stub (v. t.)
To strike as the toes, against a stub, stone, or other fixed object.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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stub
An article in Wikipedia that is too short but has merit. It is a mark indicating a need for more work.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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stub
stub, n. the stump left after a tree is cut down: anything short and thick, a stump or truncated end of anything, a worn horse-shoe nail, esp. in pl.: the counterfoil in a cheque-book, &c.—v.t. to take the stubs or roots of from the ground: to cut to a stub: to strike against a stub:—pr.p. stub′bing; pa.t. and pa.p. stubbed.—adj. Stubbed, short and thick like a stump: blunt: obtuse.—ns. Stub′bedness; Stub′biness, state of being stubby: stubbedness.—adj. Stub′by, abounding with stubs: short, thick, and strong.—ns. Stub′-ī′ron, that worked up from stubs for gun-barrels; Stub′-nail, a short thick nail. [A.S. styb; Dut. stobbe, Ice. stubbi.]
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