"stub" meaning in English

See stub in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /stʌb/ Audio: en-us-stub.ogg [US] Forms: stub [singular], stubs [plural]
enPR: stŭb Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A stub is a short piece of something left when the rest has been used.
    Sense id: simple-stub-en-noun-xY53coAw
  2. A stub is the part of a ticket or cheque that you keep.
    Sense id: simple-stub-en-noun-YLcA56zs
  3. A stub is something short and blunt.
    Sense id: simple-stub-en-noun-6H1fE2SG

Verb

IPA: /stʌb/ Audio: en-us-stub.ogg [US] Forms: stub [canonical], stubs [third-person, singular], stubbed [past], stubbed [past, participle], stubbing [present, participle]
enPR: stŭb Head templates: {{verb|stub|b}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To stub is to put out something burning by crushing it.
    Sense id: simple-stub-en-verb-DYiDI9Lm
  2. If you stub your toe, you hit it hard against something.
    Sense id: simple-stub-en-verb-u1xapBcH
  3. To stub is to pull out by the roots.
    Sense id: simple-stub-en-verb-7LKbTR6C
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