Stub - Definition
stub
n 1: a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch
is lost
2: a small piece; "a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil" [syn:
nub, stub]
3: a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
[syn: stub, ticket stub]
4: the part of a check that is retained as a record [syn:
stub, check stub, counterfoil]
5: the small unused part of something (especially the end of a
cigarette that is left after smoking) [syn: butt, stub]
v 1: pull up (weeds) by their roots
2: extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigarette now"
3: clear of weeds by uprooting them; "stub a field"
4: strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object; "She
stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken"