stub

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stub1 /stʌb/ noun [countable]  1  SHORT/NOT LONGthe short part of something long and thin, such as a cigarette or pencil, that is left when the rest has been used 〔烟、铅笔等的〕残头，残根 a pencil stub 铅笔头2  Dthe part of a ticket that is given back to you after it has been torn, as proof that you have paid 票根，存根 a ticket stub 票根3  BFBa piece of a cheque left in a cheque book as a record after the main part has been torn out 〔支票的〕存根 a check stub 支票存根

Examples from the Corpus

stub• And he did keep the check stub in his wallet like a picture of his kids.• a cigar stub• Eventually both of the door's plastic hinge stubs broke, and it fell off!• A steady paper trail of bills, grades, pay stubs, and catalogs helps us create our individual identity.• He grinds the stub down carefully and looks at it an instant reverentially.• The valve can still be operated by gripping the stub in a pair of pliers, but it will defeat small children.• Last night's jam-jars, with their stubs of candle, had been knocked over.• So far about 25% of those ticket stubs have been returned with the appropriate £2.stub2 verb (stubbed, stubbing)  1.stub your toe HIT/BUMP INTOto hurt your toe by hitting it against something 碰伤脚趾► see thesaurus at hit2.stub something ↔ out phrasal verb STOP something THAT IS HAPPENINGto stop a cigarette from burning by pressing the end of it against something 把〔香烟〕捻灭→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

stub• Striding away from the house, Carolyn stubbed her toe badly on a brick end and had to sit down to nurse it.• As a prominent figure in Rottweiler rescue, she's stubbed her toe on more unfair bullying and downright idiocy than most.• Perry, who has heard, stubs his cigarette and swears.• He drew deeply on a cigarette, stubbing it afterwards in an ashtray which held an extraordinary number of butts.• Never mind that the offense continued to stub its toe on all but one trip inside Minnesota territory on the afternoon.• She stood up and stubbed out her cigarette.• Dexter lounged in, sucked the last goodness from his cigarette and stubbed out the butt in Blanche's wastepaper bin.From Longman Business Dictionarystubstub /stʌb/ noun [countable] the part of something such as a cheque that you complete and keep as a recordSYN COUNTERFOILI went through my check stubs and other records to try to find where the money had gone.Origin stub1 Old English stybb

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stub¹ /stʌb/ noun [countable]1. the short part of something long and thin, such as a cigarette or pencil, that is left when the rest has been used:
    a pencil stub
2. the part of a ticket that is given back to you after it has been torn, as proof that you have paid:
    a ticket stub
3. a piece of a cheque left in a cheque book as a record after the main part has been torn out:
    a check stub

II

stub² verb (past tense and past participle stubbed, present participle stubbing)
stub your toe to hurt your toe by hitting it against something
     
stub something ↔ out phrasal verb
  to stop a cigarette from burning by pressing the end of it against something
     

THESAURUS

■ to hit something accidentally
   ▪ hit: I’ve got a bad bruise where I hit my leg against the table. | The car hit a tree.
   ▪ bump to hit a part of your body against something, especially because you do not see or notice it: Careful you don’t bump your head – the ceiling’s very low.
   ▪ bang/bash to hit something hard, so that you hurt yourself or damage something: He banged into the car in front. | I bashed my knee climbing over a gate. | She fell and bashed her chin on the ground.
   ▪ stub to hit your toe against something and hurt it: I stubbed my toe on the piano leg.