stub

Noun
  1. A short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost (synset 109472806)
    is a type of: plant part, plant structure - any part of a plant or fungus
  2. A small piece (synset 109397558)
    "a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil"
    is a type of: part, piece - a portion of a natural object
    subtypes: nubbin - a small nub (especially an undeveloped fruit or ear of corn)
    same as: nub
  3. A torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt (synset 106532420)
    is a type of: receipt - an acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made
    subtypes: rain check - a ticket stub entitling the holder to admission to a future event if the scheduled event was cancelled due to rain
    same as: ticket stub
  4. The part of a check that is retained as a record (synset 106519806)
    is a type of: record - anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
    same as: check stub, counterfoil
  5. The small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking) (synset 102930783)
    is a type of: part, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact
    subtypes:
    • cigar butt - small part of a cigar that is left after smoking
    • cigarette butt - small part of a cigarette that is left after smoking
    • roach - the butt of a marijuana cigarette
    same as: butt
Verb
  1. Pull up (weeds) by their roots (synset 201569964)
    is a type of: deracinate, extirpate, root out, uproot - pull up by or as if by the roots
  2. Extinguish by crushing (synset 201213186)
    "stub out your cigarette now"
    is a type of: blow out, extinguish, quench, snuff out - put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
  3. Clear of weeds by uprooting them (synset 200314155)
    "stub a field"
    is a type of: weed - clear of weeds
  4. Strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object (synset 200102174)
    "She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken"
    is a type of: collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike - hit against; come into sudden contact with

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