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1. stub - noun

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

Hypernym(s): plant_part, plant_structure




2. stub - noun

· a small piece; "a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil"

Synonym(s): nub

Hypernym(s): part, piece




3. stub - noun

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

Synonym(s): ticket_stub

Hypernym(s): receipt




4. stub - noun

· the part of a check that is retained as a record

Synonym(s): check_stub, counterfoil

Hypernym(s): record




5. stub - noun

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

Synonym(s): butt

Hypernym(s): part, portion




6. stub - verb

· pull up (weeds) by their roots

Hypernym(s): uproot, extirpate, deracinate, root_out




7. stub - verb

· extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigarette now"

Hypernym(s): snuff_out, blow_out, extinguish, quench




8. stub - verb

· clear of weeds by uprooting them; "stub a field"

Hypernym(s): weed




9. stub - verb

· strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object; "She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken"

Hypernym(s): hit, strike, impinge_on, run_into, collide_with





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