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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 quotes

  • (..) The fucking photographer in... the fucking stairs. We had him and we let him go. You're sure this is him? Yep. Good. Get it out. No pay stubs. No appointment books. No addresses. Just this receipt. - Keep looking! - Wait, look at this. This was under the bed. His only source of funds? (..)
    1995 Se7en