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stub  (stb)

n.

1. The usually short end remaining after something bigger has been used up: a pencil stub; a cigarette stub. See Regional Note at stob.

2. Something cut short or arrested in development: a stub of a tail.

3.

a. The part of a check or receipt retained as a record.

b. The part of a ticket returned as a voucher of payment.

tr.v. stubbed, stub·bing, stubs

1.

a. To pull up (weeds) by the roots.

b. To clear (a field) of weeds.

2. To strike (one's toe or foot) against something accidentally.

3. To snuff out (a cigarette butt) by crushing.

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[Middle English stubbe, tree stump, from Old English stybb.]

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stub [stʌb]

n

1. a short piece remaining after something has been cut, removed, etc. a cigar stub

2. the residual piece or section of a receipt, ticket, cheque, etc.

3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) the usual US and Canadian word for counterfoil

4. any short projection or blunted end

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) the stump of a tree or plant

vb stubs, stubbing, stubbed (tr)

1. (Medicine / Pathology) to strike (one's toe, foot, etc.) painfully against a hard surface

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) (usually foll by out) to put (out a cigarette or cigar) by pressing the end against a surface

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) to clear (land) of stubs

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) to dig up (the roots) of (a tree or bush)

[Old English stubb; related to Old Norse stubbi, Middle Dutch stubbe, Greek stupos stem, stump]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stub - a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost plant part, plant structure - any part of a plant or fungus
	2.	stub - a small piece; "a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil" nub nubbin - a small nub (especially an undeveloped fruit or ear of corn) part, piece - a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"
	3.	stub - a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt ticket stub receipt - an acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made rain check - a ticket stub entitling the holder to admission to a future event if the scheduled event was cancelled due to rain
	4.	stub - the part of a check that is retained as a record check stub, counterfoil record - anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events; "the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques"
	5.	stub - the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking) butt cigar butt - small part of a cigar that is left after smoking cigarette butt - small part of a cigarette that is left after smoking part, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" roach - the butt of a marijuana cigarette
Verb	1.	stub - pull up (weeds) by their roots root out, deracinate, extirpate, uproot - pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"
	2.	stub - extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigarette now" blow out, extinguish, quench, snuff out - put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles"
	3.	stub - clear of weeds by uprooting them; "stub a field" weed - clear of weeds; "weed the garden"
	4.	stub - strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object; "She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken" collide with, impinge on, hit, run into, strike - hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"

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stub

noun

1. butt, end, stump, tail, remnant, tail end, fag end (informal), dog-end (informal) an ashtray of cigarette stubs

2. counterfoil, tab, receipt, coupon Those who still have their ticket stubs, please contact the arena.

Translations

stub [stʌb]

A. N [of cigarette] → colilla f, pitillo m; [of candle, pencil etc] → cabo m; [of cheque, receipt] → talón m; [of tree] → tocón m

B. VT to stub one's toe (on sth) → dar con el dedo del pie(contra algo)

stub out VT + ADV [+ cigarette] → apagar

stub up VT + ADV [+ tree trunks] → desarraigar, quitar, arrancar

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stub [ˈstʌb]

n

[cigarette] → mégot m; [pencil] → bout m

[ticket] → talon m

[cheque] → talon m

vt
to stub one's toe → se cogner l'orteil
to stub one's toe on sth → se cogner l'orteil contre qch

stub out

vt sep [+ cigarette] → écraser

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stub

n (of candle, pencil, tail) → Stummel m; (of cigarette also) → Kippe f; (of cheque, ticket) → Abschnitt m; (of tree) → Stumpf m

vt to stub one’s toe (on or against something) → sich (dat) → den Zeh (→ an etw dat) → stoßen, mit dem Zeh an or gegen etw (acc) → stoßen; to stub out a cigarette → eine Zigarette ausdrücken

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stub [stʌb]

1. n (of cigarette, pencil) → mozzicone m; (of candle) → moccolo; (of cheque, receipt, ticket) → matrice f, talloncino

2. vt to stub one's toe (on sth) → urtare or sbattere il dito del piede (contro qc)

stub out vt + adv to stub out a cigarette → spegnere una sigaretta

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stub

n stub [stab]

1 a stump or short remaining end of eg a cigarette, pencil etc The ashtray contained seven cigarette stubs. stompie عَقب السيجارَه малко парче špaček skod; -skod der Stummel απομεινάρι colilla; cabo koni, jupp ته سيگار tumppi bout, mégot בְּדַל टोंटा, दुर्रा ostatak, opušak (cigaretta)csikk puntung stubbur mozzicone 使い残り 그루터기 nuolauža, galiukas, nuorūka gals; galiņš puntung stompje sneip, stump, stubbe niedopałek, resztka toco muc, chiştoc огрызок; окурок ohorok, špačok konček opušak fimp โคน izmarit 殘端(如煙蒂，鉛筆頭) недокурок; недогризок سگریٹ یا پنسل کا بچا ہوا ٹکڑا mẩu 残端（如烟蒂，铅笔头）

2 the counterfoil or retained section of a cheque etc. teenblad أرومَة الشَّك البَنْكي пън talon slip der Kontrollabschnitt στέλεχος επιταγής matriz piletikonts ته چك kanta talon זְנַב प्रतिपर्ण, मुसन्ना kontrolni kupon, odrezak (računa) szelvény bonggol svunta matrice 控え (수표 등) 보관용 부문 (kvito, čekio) šaknelė (čeka, kvīts) pasaknis potongan souche talong; stamme odcinek, końcówka talão talon корешок чека kontrolný lístok, ústrižok kontrolni odrezek kontrolni kupon talong, kontramärke ต้นขั้วตั๋วหรือเช็ค dip koçanı (支票)存根 корінець چیک کا بچا ہوا حصہ cuống （支票）存根

v – past tense, past participle stubbed –

to hurt (especially a toe) by striking it against something hard She stubbed her toe(s) against the bedpost. stamp يَصْطَدِم بِ удрям крака си в нещо narazit si støde stoßen σκοντάφτω και χτυπώ darse contra algo, darse un golpe, chocar(se) contra algo ära lööma پا به چيزي زدن satuttaa se cogner (un orteil contre) לְהִיתַקֵל ठोकर खाना, उखाड़ना, जड़ से खोदना udariti (čime), udariti nogom o što (lába ujját) beüti vmibe menabrakkan reka í sbattere ぶつける (발가락 그루터기, 돌 등에) 부딪쳐 다치다 susitrenkti atsist (piem., kājas pirkstu) pret tersandung stoten støte tåen mot potknąć się dar uma topada a se lovi (la degetul de la picior) спотыкаться обо что-л. naraziť si zadeti ob udariti nožni prst stöta สะดุด çarpmak, vurmak 腳踢，絆 ударитися ногою об щось тверде تکلیف پہنچانا đánh gốc, đánh hết gốc 脚踢，绊

adj stubby

being a stub, or short and thick like a stub a stubby tail; stubby fingers. kort, dik قَصير وَغَليظ къс и дебел pahýlovitý stumpet stummelig κοντόχοντρος corto y rechoncho; regordete tönts كوتاه و خپل lyhyt ja paksu courtaud גוִּצי ठूंठदार, ठूंठों से भरा, गोल-मटोल zdepast, kratak zömök buntung stubbóttur/-legur tozzo 短くて堅い 짧고 굵은 striukas, trumpas ir storas īss; strups kontot plomp stubbet, butt, kort og stiv krępy, krótki, gruby grosso butu­cănos похожий на обрубок odseknutý, hrubý čokat zdepast stubbig, knubbig อ้วนเตี้ย; สั้นหนา küt 短粗的 присадкуватий; схожий на обрубок ٹھنٹھ کے جیسا ngắn và dày 短粗的

stub out

to extinguish (a cigarette or cigar) by pressing it against a hard surface. uitdoof يُطْفِئ السيجارَه загасям чрез натискане zamáčknout skodde ausdrücken σβήνω πιέζοντας (π.χ. τσιγάρο) apagar (sigaretti) kustutama له كردن و خاموش كردن سيگار tumpata écraser לְכַּבּוֹת बुझा देना ugasiti (cigaretu, cigaru) elnyom memadamkan drepa í spegnere もみ消す (담배 등을) 비벼서 끄다 užgesinti nodzēst (cigareti, cigāru) memadamkan uitdrukken stumpe gasić (papierosa) apagar a stinge гасить окурок zahasiť ugasiti ugasiti släcka, fimpa ขยี้ให้ดับ bastırarak söndürmek 撚(踩)熄香煙等 погасити недокурок سگریٹ کو کچل کر بجھانا dập tắt 捻（踩）熄香烟等

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stub → الجذل nedopalek skod Stummel αποτσίγαρο colilla tynkä bout opušak matrice 使い残り 토막 stomp sneip końcówka ponta обрубок stump ส่วนที่เหลืออยู่ izmarit mẩu 树桩