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STUB
butt, stub
(noun) the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
stub, check stub, counterfoil
(noun) the part of a check that is retained as a record
stub, ticket stub
(noun) a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
nub, stub
(noun) a small piece; āa nub of coalā; āa stub of a pencilā
stub
(noun) a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
stub
(verb) strike (oneās toe) accidentally against an object; āShe stubbed her toe in the dark and now itās brokenā
stub
(verb) clear of weeds by uprooting them; āstub a fieldā
stub
(verb) extinguish by crushing; āstub out your cigarette nowā
stub
(verb) pull up (weeds) by their roots
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
stub (plural stubs)
Something blunted, stunted, or cut short, such as stubble or a stump.
A piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes.
(computing) A placeholder procedure that has the signature of the planned procedure but does not yet implement the intended behavior.
(computing) A procedure that translates requests from external systems into a format suitable for processing and then submits those requests for processing.
(wikis) A page providing only minimal information and intended for later development.
The remaining part of the docked tail of a dog
An unequal first or last interest calculation period, as a part of a financial swap contract
(obsolete) A log or block of wood.
(obsolete) A blockhead.
A pen with a short, blunt nib.
An old and worn horseshoe nail.
Stub iron.
The smallest remainder of a smoked cigarette; a butt.
Antonyms
• (computer) skeleton (4)
Hyponyms
• stubble
• stump
Verb
stub (third-person singular simple present stubs, present participle stubbing, simple past and past participle stubbed)
(transitive) To remove most of a tree, bush, or other rooted plant by cutting it close to the ground.
(transitive) To remove a plant by pulling it out by the roots.
(transitive) To jam, hit, or bump, especially a toe.
Anagrams
• BTUs, TBUs, bust, but's, buts, tubs
Source: Wiktionary
Stub, n. Etym: [OE. stubbe, AS. stub, styb; akin to D. stobbe, LG. stubbe, Dan. stub, Sw. stubbe, Icel. stubbr, stubbi; cf. Gr.
1. The stump of a tree; that part of a tree or plant which remains fixed in the earth when the stem is cut down; -- applied especially to the stump of a small tree, or shrub. Stubs sharp and hideous to behold. Chaucer. And prickly stubs instead of trees are found. Dryden.
2. A log; a block; a blockhead. [Obs.] Milton.
3. The short blunt part of anything after larger part has been broken off or used up; hence, anything short and thick; as, the stub of a pencil, candle, or cigar.
4. A part of a leaf in a check book, after a check is torn out, on which the number, amount, and destination of the check are usually recorded.
5. A pen with a short, blunt nib.
6. A stub nail; an old horseshoe nail; also, stub iron. Stub end (Mach.), the enlarged end of a connecting rod, to which the strap is fastened.
– Stub iron, iron made from stub nails, or old horseshoe nails, -- used in making gun barrels.
– Stub mortise (Carp.), a mortise passing only partly through the timber in which it is formed.
– Stub nail, an old horseshoe nail; a nail broken off; also, a short, thick nail.
– Stub short, or Stub shot (Lumber Manuf.), the part of the end of a sawn log or plank which is beyond the place where the saw kerf ends, and which retains the plank in connection with the log, until it is split off.
– Stub twist, material for a gun barrel, made of a spirally welded ribbon of steel and stub iron combined.
Stub, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stubbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Stubbing.]
1. To grub up by the roots; to extirpate; as, to stub up edible roots. What stubbing, plowing, digging, and harrowing is to a piece of land. Berkley.
2. To remove stubs from; as, to stub land.
3. To strike as the toes, against a stub, stone, or other fixed object. [U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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