a short piece remaining after something has been cut, removed, etc

the residual piece or section of a receipt, ticket, cheque, etc

the part of a cheque, postal order, receipt, etc, detached and retained as a record of the transaction

any short projection or blunted end

the stump of a tree or plant

to strike (one's toe, foot, etc) painfully against a hard surface

to extinguish (a cigarette or cigar) by pressing the end against a surface

to clear (land) of stubs

to dig up (the roots) of (a tree or bush)