Dictionary definition · stub
noun
- a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
- a small piece"a nub of coal"
- a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
- the part of a check that is retained as a record
- the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
verb
- pull up (weeds) by their roots
- extinguish by crushing"stub out your cigarette now"
- clear of weeds by uprooting them"stub a field"
- strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object"She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).