English dictionary
stub
nounPronunciation
stʌb
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
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
noun
- a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
verb
- strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object
verb
- clear of weeds by uprooting them
verb
- extinguish by crushing
verb
- pull up (weeds) by their roots
Example sentences
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