stub

nouns

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

stub

is a type of (narrower)

any part of a plant or fungus

a small piece

"a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil"

nub, stub

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

stub, ticket stub

the part of a check that is retained as a record

check stub, counterfoil, stub

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

butt, stub

pull up (weeds) by their roots

stub

is a type of (narrower)

pull up by or as if by the roots

"uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"

extinguish by crushing

"stub out your cigarette now"

stub

is a type of (narrower)

put out, as of fires, flames, or lights

"Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles"

clear of weeds by uprooting them

"stub a field"

stub

is a type of (narrower)

clear of weeds

"weed the garden"

strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object

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

stub

is a type of (narrower)

hit against; come into sudden contact with

"The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"