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STUB

Pronunciation (US):

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Irregular inflected forms: stubbed    , stubbing   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)

Synonyms:

butt; stub

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("stub" is a kind of...):

part; portion (something less than the whole of a human artifact)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stub"):

cigar butt (small part of a cigar that is left after smoking)

cigarette butt (small part of a cigarette that is left after smoking)

roach (the butt of a marijuana cigarette)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The part of a check that is retained as a record

Synonyms:

check stub; counterfoil; stub

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("stub" is a kind of...):

record (anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt

Synonyms:

stub; ticket stub

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("stub" is a kind of...):

receipt (an acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stub"):

rain check (a ticket stub entitling the holder to admission to a future event if the scheduled event was cancelled due to rain)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A small piece

Example:

a stub of a pencil

Synonyms:

nub; stub

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("stub" is a kind of...):

part; piece (a portion of a natural object)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stub"):

nubbin (a small nub (especially an undeveloped fruit or ear of corn))

Sense 5

Meaning:

A short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("stub" is a kind of...):

plant part; plant structure (any part of a plant or fungus)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object

Example:

She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "stub" is one way to...):

collide with; hit; impinge on; run into; strike (hit against; come into sudden contact with)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Clear of weeds by uprooting them

Example:

stub a field

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "stub" is one way to...):

weed (clear of weeds)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Extinguish by crushing

Example:

stub out your cigarette now

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "stub" is one way to...):

blow out; extinguish; quench; snuff out (put out, as of fires, flames, or lights)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 4

Meaning:

Pull up (weeds) by their roots

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "stub" is one way to...):

deracinate; extirpate; root out; uproot (pull up by or as if by the roots)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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