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'stub' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'stub' with 2 example sentences.


stub noun

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

: a small piece

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

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

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

stub verb

: pull up (weeds) by their roots

: extinguish by crushing

: clear of weeds by uprooting them

: strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object


  • He stubbed out his cigar in the ashtray and stood up to leave.
  • I just stubbed my toe.
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