English noun: stub | |||
1. | stub (object) a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost | ||
Broader (hypernym) | plant part, plant structure | ||
2. | stub (object) a small piece | ||
Samples | A nub of coal. A stub of a pencil. | ||
Synonyms | nub | ||
Broader (hypernym) | part, piece | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | nubbin | ||
3. | stub (communication) a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt | ||
Synonyms | ticket stub | ||
Broader (hypernym) | receipt | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | rain check | ||
4. | stub (communication) the part of a check that is retained as a record | ||
Synonyms | check stub, counterfoil | ||
Broader (hypernym) | record | ||
5. | stub (artifact) the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking) | ||
Synonyms | butt | ||
Broader (hypernym) | part, portion | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cigar butt, cigarette butt, roach | ||
English verb: stub | |||
1. | stub (contact) pull up (weeds) by their roots | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | deracinate, extirpate, root out, uproot | ||
2. | stub (contact) extinguish by crushing | ||
Samples | Stub out your cigarette now. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | blow out, extinguish, quench, snuff out | ||
3. | stub (change) clear of weeds by uprooting them | ||
Samples | Stub a field. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | weed | ||
4. | stub (body) strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object | ||
Samples | She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike | ||