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stub

noun
  1. the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
    butt
  2. the part of a check that is retained as a record
    check stubcounterfoil
  3. a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
    ticket stub
  4. a small piece
    nub
  5. a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
verb
  1. strike one's toe accidentally against an object
    “I stubbed my toe in the dark and now it's broken.”
  2. clear of weeds by uprooting them
    “stub a field”
  3. extinguish by crushing
    “stub out your cigarette now”
    extinguishstub outcrush outpress out
  4. pull up (weeds) by their roots