Meaning & Definition of Stub in English

1. A short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost

2. A small piece

• "A nub of coal"

• "A stub of a pencil"

3. A torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt

4. The part of a check that is retained as a record

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

1. Pull up (weeds) by their roots

2. Extinguish by crushing

• "Stub out your cigarette now"

3. Clear of weeds by uprooting them

• "Stub a field"

4. Strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object

• "She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken"