stub
stub Lexical Profile
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• noun
The short remaining part of a pencil, cigarette, branch, or other object after the main part has been used, removed, or worn down.
"He scribbled down the phone number using a tiny, dull stub of a pencil."
The torn section of a ticket kept by the attendee as proof of payment or entry.
"Don't lose your ticket stub, or you won't be allowed back into the concert hall."
A detached part of a paper check or a document showing an employee's earnings and deductions for a specific pay period.
"She reviewed her pay stub to see exactly how much income tax had been withheld this month."
• verb
To accidentally strike one's toe or foot against a hard, stationary object.
"He yelled in pain after managing to stub his toe on the edge of the bed frame in the dark."
To extinguish a burning cigarette or cigar by pressing its lighted end against a hard surface (usually followed by 'out').
"She decided to stub out her cigarette in the ashtray before entering the public library."
To dig up or remove a plant, tree, or roots from the ground in order to clear land.
"The farmhands worked all morning to stub the old orchard trees to clear space for the new crop."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'stubbe', derived from Old English 'stybb' (meaning 'tree stump'), of Germanic origin. It is closely related to Old Norse 'stubbi' and the modern English word 'stump'.
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