stub
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noun \ˈstəb\Definition of STUB
1
a : stump 2 b : a short piece remaining on a stem or trunk where a branch has been lost
2
: something made or worn to a short or blunt shape; especially : a pen with a short blunt nib
3
: a short blunt part left after a larger part has been broken off or used up <a pencil stub>
4
: something cut short or stunted
5
a : a small part of a leaf (as of a checkbook) attached to the spine for memoranda of the contents of the part torn away b : the part of a ticket returned to the user
Examples of STUB
- Hold onto your ticket stub in case you leave the theater and want to come back in again.
- <an ashtray full of cigarette stubs>
Origin of STUB
Middle English stubb, from Old English stybb; akin to Old Norse stūfr stump, Greek stypos stem
First Known Use: before 12th century
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