Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense stubs, present participle stubbing, past tense, past participle stubbed
1. countable noun
The stub of a cigarette or a pencil is the last short piece of it which remains when the rest has been used.
He pulled the stub of a pencil from behind his ear. [+ of]
...an ashtray of cigarette stubs.
Synonyms: butt, end, stump, tail [informal] More Synonyms of stub
2. countable noun [usually noun NOUN]
A ticket stub is the part that you keep when you go in to watch a performance.
She keeps all her gig ticket stubs at home in a frame.
3. countable noun [usually noun NOUN]
A cheque stub is the small part that you keep as a record of what you have paid.
4. verb
If you stub your toe, you hurt it by accidentally kicking something.
I stubbed my toes against a table leg. [VERB noun]
Phrasal verbs:
See stub out
More Synonyms of stub
stub in British English
(stʌb)
noun
1.
a short piece remaining after something has been cut, removed, etc
a cigar stub
2.
the residual piece or section of a receipt, ticket, cheque, etc
3. US and Canadian
the part of a cheque, postal order, receipt, etc, detached and retained as a record of the transaction
Also called (in Britain): counterfoil
4.
any short projection or blunted end
5.
the stump of a tree or plant
verbWord forms: stubs, stubbing or stubbed(transitive)
6.
to strike (one's toe, foot, etc) painfully against a hard surface
7. (usually foll by out)
to extinguish (a cigarette or cigar) by pressing the end against a surface
8.
to clear (land) of stubs
9.
to dig up (the roots) of (a tree or bush)
Word origin
Old English stubb; related to Old Norse stubbi, Middle Dutch stubbe, Greek stupos stem, stump
stub in American English
(stʌb)
noun
1.
the stump of a tree or plant
2.
a short piece or length remaining after the main part has been removed or used up
the stub of a tail, cigar, pencil, etc.
3.
any short projection
a mere stub of a horn
4.
a pen having a short, blunt point
5.
a short, thick nail
6. US
the part of a ticket, bank check, etc. kept as a record after the rest has been torn off
verb transitiveWord forms: stubbed or ˈstubbing
7.
to dig or pull (weeds, etc.) out by the roots
8.
to cut down, leaving only a stump
9.
to clear (land) of stubs, or stumps
10.
to strike (one's foot, toe, etc.) accidentally against something
11.
to put out (a cigarette, cigar, etc.) by pressing the end against a surface
often with out
Word origin
ME < OE stybb, akin to ON stubbr: for IE base see stock
Examples of 'stub' in a sentence
stub
This is the same mechanism that carries the uniquely angry shimmer of slow pain after you stub your toe.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He then opens a bottle of vodka and mixes it with two eggs and a cigarette stub before drinking it.
The Sun (2014)
Maybe she'd forgotten to stub her cigarette out before taking a nap?
The Sun (2009)
So the next time you stub your toe, think about nice things.
The Sun (2012)
Make a hole in the candle stub and push one end of the rubber band through the hole just far enough to push a match through.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
WANT to stub out cigarettes for good, but dread the quitting process?
The Sun (2010)
I'm not talking about the fact that you stub your toe.
Christianity Today (2000)
The 300 auctioned ticket stub had been initially bought for just 22.50.
The Sun (2006)
So, think of it: you walk out of the back door and there is a prison wall near enough to stub your toe on.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
With his stub of a pencil, kept specially for the purpose, he crossed off the items she took from the bags they were in.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In other languages
stub
British English: stub /stʌb/ NOUN
The stub of a cigarette or a pencil is the short piece which remains when the rest has been used.
He pulled an old pencil stub from behind his ear.
American English: stub
Arabic: جَذْل
Brazilian Portuguese: ponta o que restou
Chinese: 存根
Croatian: opušak
Czech: nedopalek
Danish: skod
Dutch: stomp
European Spanish: colilla
Finnish: tynkä
French: bout
German: Stummel
Greek: αποτσίγαρο
Italian: matrice
Japanese: 使い残り
Korean: 토막
Norwegian: sneip
Polish: końcówka
European Portuguese: ponta o que restou
Romanian: chiștoc
Russian: обрубок
Latin American Spanish: colilla
Swedish: stump
Thai: ส่วนที่เหลืออยู่
Turkish: izmarit sigara
Ukrainian: уламок
Vietnamese: mẩu
British English: stub VERB
If you stub your toe, you hurt it by accidentally kicking something.
I stubbed my toes against a table leg.
American English: stub
Brazilian Portuguese: apagar
Chinese: 不小心踢到
European Spanish: golpear
French: cogner
German: stoßen
Italian: urtare
Japanese: つま先をぶつける
Korean: 발부리를 채이다
European Portuguese: apagar
Latin American Spanish: golpear
All related terms of 'stub'
stub axle
a short axle that carries one of the front steered wheels of a motor vehicle and is capable of limited angular movement about a kingpin
stub end
a short piece remaining after something has been cut, removed, etc
stub nail
a short thick nail
stub out
When someone stubs out a cigarette , they put it out by pressing it against something hard .
check stub
A check stub is the part of a check that is kept by the payee with information such as the check number, date , and amount.
cheque stub
the part of a cheque that is retained as a record of its purpose
paystub
A paystub is a piece of paper given to an employee when he or she is paid stating how much money has been earned and how much has been taken from that sum for things such as tax .
spur track
a short track connected with the main track of a railroad
Chinese translation of 'stub'
stub
(stʌb)
n(c)
[of cheque, ticket etc]存根 (cúngēn)
pencil stub铅(鉛)笔(筆)头(頭) (qiānbǐtóu)
cigarette stub烟(煙)蒂 (yāndì)
vt
to stub one's toe踢到了脚(腳)趾 (tīdàole jiǎozhǐ)
1 (noun)
Definition
a short piece remaining after something has been used
an ashtray of cigarette stubs
Synonyms
butt
He paused to stub out the butt of his cigar.
end
an ashtray overflowing with cigarette ends
stump
The man produced a stump of candle from his pocket.
tail (informal)
He desperately needs a kick in the tail.
remnant
the remnants of Roman flooring
tail end
fag end (informal)
dog-end (informal)
2 (noun)
Definition
the section of a ticket or cheque which the purchaser keeps as a receipt
Those who still have their ticket stubs, please contact the arena.
Synonyms
counterfoil
tab
receipt
I wrote her a receipt for the money.
coupon
Additional synonyms
in the sense of end
Definition
a remnant or fragment
an ashtray overflowing with cigarette ends
Synonyms
remnant,
butt,
bit,
stub,
scrap,
fragment,
stump,
remainder,
leftover,
tail end,
oddment,
tag end
in the sense of receipt
Definition
a written acknowledgment that money or goods have been received
I wrote her a receipt for the money.
Synonyms
sales slip,
proof of purchase,
voucher,
stub,
acknowledgment,
counterfoil
in the sense of remnant
Definition
a surviving trace or vestige
the remnants of Roman flooring
Synonyms
remainder,
remains,
trace,
fragment,
end,
bit,
rest,
piece,
balance,
survival,
scrap,
butt,
shred,
hangover,
residue,
rump,
leftovers,
stub,
vestige,
tail end,
oddment,
residuum
Nearby words of
stub
strum
strung up
strut
stub
stubble
stubborn
stubby
Synonyms of 'stub'
stub
Explore 'stub' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of stump
Definition
the part of something, such as a tooth or limb, that remains after a larger part has been removed
The man produced a stump of candle from his pocket.