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stub
the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
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noun
the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
noun
the part of a check that is retained as a record
noun
a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
noun
a small piece
“a nub of coal”
noun
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”
verb
clear of weeds by uprooting them
“stub a field”
verb
extinguish by crushing
“stub out your cigarette now”
verb
pull up (weeds) by their roots
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a nub of coal
a stub of a pencil
She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken
stub a field
stub out your cigarette now
stub out your cigar
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