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stub

Definition

  • noun: a short part left after a larger part has been broken off or used up
  • noun: a short piece remaining on a stem or trunk where a branch has been lost
  • verb: to put out (a cigarette) by pressing it down against something
  • verb: to grub up by the roots
  • usually + 'out'
  • synonyms: log, block, blockhead

Examples

  • Hold onto your ticket 'stub' in case you leave the theater and want to come back in again.

  • She 'stubbed her toe' against/on the leg of the chair.

  • He 'stubbed' his cigarette 'out' in/on the ashtray.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) "This ticket has a mind of its own. It does what it wants to do." That always made me edgy. I guess there is only one way to find out then. Right? Please retain your stub, sir. - Shall we see if Slater wins? - Jack Slater cannot lose. Never has, never will. Oh, Frankie. (..)
    1993 Last Action Hero