· a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
Hypernym(s): plant_part, plant_structure
· a small piece; "a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil"
Synonym(s): nub
· a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
Synonym(s): ticket_stub
Hypernym(s): receipt
· the part of a check that is retained as a record
Synonym(s): check_stub, counterfoil
Hypernym(s): record
· the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
Synonym(s): butt
· pull up (weeds) by their roots
Hypernym(s): uproot, extirpate, deracinate, root_out
· extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigarette now"
Hypernym(s): snuff_out, blow_out, extinguish, quench
· clear of weeds by uprooting them; "stub a field"
Hypernym(s): weed
· 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