stub

[US]/stʌb/

[UK]/stʌb/

Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the remaining part of something, such as a ticket or a cigarette, after part has been torn off or used
vt. to extinguish by crushing; to remove by tearing off from the root

Phrases & Collocations

stubborn stain

pay stub

check stub

Example Sentences

a stub of a tail.

the stubs of a checkbook

the stub of broken tooth

he wagged his little stub of tail.

a pencil stub; a cigarette stub.See Regional Note at stob

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