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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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