stub meaning

stub as a noun

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

   Type of: plant part

2. a small piece
   • a nub of coal
   • a stub of a pencil

   Synonyms: nub

   Type of: part

   Kinds: nubbin

3. a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt

   Synonyms: ticket stub

   Type of: receipt

   Kinds: rain check

4. the part of a check that is retained as a record

   Synonyms: check stub, counterfoil

   Type of: record

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

   Synonyms: butt

   Type of: part

   Kinds: cigar butt, cigarette butt, roach

stub as a verb

1. pull up (weeds) by their roots

   Type of: uproot

2. extinguish by crushing
   • stub out your cigarette now

   Type of: snuff out

3. clear of weeds by uprooting them
   • stub a field

   Type of: weed

4. strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object
   • She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken

   Type of: hit

stub in a sentence

• The only article I could find on Wikipedia was just a stub.
• I just received my pay stub.
• Someone stubbed a cigarette out on her coat.
• I stubbed my toe and it's bleeding.
• Did you stub your toe?

How to pronounce stub

stub is pronounced /stʌb/ in British English and /stʌb/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with stub

• club
• dub
• rub
• grub
• snub
• scrub
• hub
• sub
• shrub
• cub
• pub