stub

1 of 2

noun

ˈstəb

: stump sense 2

: a short piece remaining on a stem or trunk where a branch has been lost

: something made or worn to a short or blunt shape

especially : a pen with a short blunt nib

: a short blunt part left after a larger part has been broken off or used up

a pencil stub

: something cut short or stunted

: a small part of a leaf (as of a checkbook) attached to the spine for memoranda of the contents of the part torn away

: the part of a ticket returned to the user

Synonyms

Noun

end
fag end
leftover
oddment
remainder
remnant
scrap

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Example Sentences

Noun Hold onto your ticket stub in case you leave the theater and want to come back in again. an ashtray full of cigarette stubs

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Come 1974, Watergate would obliterate that name, and the three-mile stub became the Marina Freeway.

Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2022 Always leave a bit of the stub rather than cut right to the bark.

Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Mar. 2022 Later, the Robinson stub sold for $480,000, setting a new one.

Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2022 This stub diary provides 32 sleeves for inserting priceless memorabilia and space to write next to the item.

Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day, 24 Aug. 2022 After it had been passed around and smoked to a stub, the group stepped inside.

New York Times, 20 July 2022 Include the remittance stub or write the account number on the check.

cleveland, 6 May 2022 Instead, poll workers were having to look up voters in paper poll books and enter the stub numbers manually.

Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland, 3 May 2022 When a voter checks in at the polls, the machines are supposed to verify the person is in the correct location and scan and record the stub number for that person’s ballot.

Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland, 3 May 2022

Verb

Make sure to include your tax bill stub with your check.

Sam Boyer, cleveland, 21 Jan. 2022 Make sure to include your tax bill stub with your check.

Sam Boyer, cleveland, 21 Jan. 2022 The city that never sleeps has always had a strong illicit cannabis market and adult-use legalization is unlikely to stub it out anytime soon.

Will Yakowicz, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English stubb, from Old English stybb; akin to Old Norse stūfr stump, Greek stypos stem

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

单词	stubs
释义	stub 1 of 2 noun ˈstəb 1 a : stump sense 2 b : a short piece remaining on a stem or trunk where a branch has been lost 2 : something made or worn to a short or blunt shape especially : a pen with a short blunt nib 3 : a short blunt part left after a larger part has been broken off or used up a pencil stub 4 : something cut short or stunted 5 a : a small part of a leaf (as of a checkbook) attached to the spine for memoranda of the contents of the part torn away b : the part of a ticket returned to the user stub 2 of 2 verb stubbed; stubbing transitive verb 1 a : to grub up by the roots b : to clear (land) by grubbing out rooted growth c : to hew or cut down (a tree) close to the ground 2 : to extinguish (something, such as a cigarette) by crushing 3 : to strike (one's foot or toe) against an object Synonyms Noun end fag end leftover oddment remainder remnant scrap See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun Hold onto your ticket stub in case you leave the theater and want to come back in again. an ashtray full of cigarette stubs Recent Examples on the Web Noun Come 1974, Watergate would obliterate that name, and the three-mile stub became the Marina Freeway. Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2022 Always leave a bit of the stub rather than cut right to the bark. Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Mar. 2022 Later, the Robinson stub sold for $480,000, setting a new one. Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2022 This stub diary provides 32 sleeves for inserting priceless memorabilia and space to write next to the item. Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day, 24 Aug. 2022 After it had been passed around and smoked to a stub, the group stepped inside. New York Times, 20 July 2022 Include the remittance stub or write the account number on the check. cleveland, 6 May 2022 Instead, poll workers were having to look up voters in paper poll books and enter the stub numbers manually. Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland, 3 May 2022 When a voter checks in at the polls, the machines are supposed to verify the person is in the correct location and scan and record the stub number for that person’s ballot. Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland, 3 May 2022 Verb Make sure to include your tax bill stub with your check. Sam Boyer, cleveland, 21 Jan. 2022 Make sure to include your tax bill stub with your check. Sam Boyer, cleveland, 21 Jan. 2022 Make sure to include your tax bill stub with your check. Sam Boyer, cleveland, 21 Jan. 2022 Make sure to include your tax bill stub with your check. Sam Boyer, cleveland, 21 Jan. 2022 Make sure to include your tax bill stub with your check. Sam Boyer, cleveland, 21 Jan. 2022 Make sure to include your tax bill stub with your check. Sam Boyer, cleveland, 21 Jan. 2022 Make sure to include your tax bill stub with your check. Sam Boyer, cleveland, 21 Jan. 2022 The city that never sleeps has always had a strong illicit cannabis market and adult-use legalization is unlikely to stub it out anytime soon. Will Yakowicz, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English stubb, from Old English stybb; akin to Old Norse stūfr stump, Greek stypos stem First Known Use Noun before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing stub pay stub stub one's toe pay stub stub one's toe Kids Definition stub 1 of 2 noun ˈstəb 1 : a short part remaining after the rest has been removed or used up a pencil stub 2 : a small part of a larger piece of printed paper (as a check or ticket) kept as a record of the purpose of the paper stub 2 of 2 verb stubbed; stubbing : to strike (as the toe) against an object stubs 1 of 2 noun plural of stub as in remainders an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value an ashtray full of cigarette stubs ticket stubs Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance remainders scraps remnants pieces ends fragments slivers leftovers stumps scrapings rests fag ends oddments leavings splinters chips ribbons residuals vestiges remains residues pickings refuses flakes balances shreds tatters odds and ends Antonyms & Near Antonyms wholes stubs 2 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of stub as in blows out Synonyms & Similar Words blows out chokes rubs out snubs (out) blankets stamps (out) suffocates smothers extinguishes quenches dowses douses snuffs (out) puts out Antonyms & Near Antonyms lights fires ignites kindles inflames enflames
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