Definition: the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
Main entry: check stub, counterfoil, stub
Definition: the part of a check that is retained as a record
Main entry: ticket stub, stub
Definition: a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
Definition: a small piece
Usage: a nub of coal; a stub of a pencil
Main entry: stub
Definition: a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
Main entry: stub
Definition: strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object
Usage: She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken
Main entry: stub
Definition: clear of weeds by uprooting them
Usage: stub a field
Main entry: stub
Definition: extinguish by crushing
Usage: stub out your cigarette now
Main entry: stub
Definition: pull up (weeds) by their roots