stub

[stub]

The small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)

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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.

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"; "a stub of a pencil"

Noun
a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost

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Verb
strike against an object; "She stubbed her one''s toe in the dark and now it''s broken"

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.

n.
A log; a block; a blockhead.

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.

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.

n.
A pen with a short, blunt nib.

n.
A stub nail; an old horseshoe nail; also, stub iron.

v. t.
To grub up by the roots; to extirpate; as, to stub up edible roots.

v. t.
To remove stubs from; as, to stub land.

v. t.
To strike as the toes, against a stub, stone, or other fixed object.

Stub

Stub , n. [OE. stubbe, AS. stub, styb; akin to D. stobbe, LG. stubbe, Dan. stub, Sw. stubbe, Icel. stubbr, stubbi; cf. Gr. .] 1. 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.

Stubs sharp and hideous to behold.

And prickly stubs instead of trees are found.

2. A log; a block; a blockhead. [Obs.] Milton. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. A pen with a short, blunt nib. 6. A stub nail; an old horseshoe nail; also, stub iron. Stub end (Mach.), the enlarged end of a connecting rod, to which the strap is fastened. -- Stub iron, iron made from stub nails, or old horseshoe nails, -- used in making gun barrels. -- Stub mortise (Carp.), a mortise passing only partly through the timber in which it is formed. -- Stub nail, an old horseshoe nail; a nail broken off; also, a short, thick nail. -- Stub short, ∨ Stub shot (Lumber Manuf.), the part of the end of a sawn log or plank which is beyond the place where the saw kerf ends, and which retains the plank in connection with the log, until it is split off. -- Stub twist, material for a gun barrel, made of a spirally welded ribbon of steel and stub iron combined.

Stub

Stub, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stubbed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Stubbing.] 1. To grub up by the roots; to extirpate; as, to stub up edible roots.

What stubbing, plowing, digging, and harrowing is to a piece of land.

2. To remove stubs from; as, to stub land. 3. To strike as the toes, against a stub, stone, or other fixed object. [U. S.]

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.

To grub up by the roots; to extirpate; as, to stub up edible roots.

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Usage Examples

I enjoy being busy, I really do. Remember, I'm the stub end of the railroad. I have no family, so I'm not taking busy time away from people that I should be spending it with. So I'm just relaxing and enjoying it.

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