stub

stub Definition

stub (stub)

noun

the stump of a tree or plant
a short piece or length remaining after the main part has been removed or used up the stub of a tail, cigar, pencil, etc.
any short projection a mere stub of a horn
a pen having a short, blunt point
a short, thick nail
☆ the part of a ticket, bank check, etc. kept as a record after the rest has been torn off

Etymology: ME < OE stybb, akin to ON stubbr: for IE base see stock

transitive verb stubbed, stub′·bing

to dig or pull (weeds, etc.) out by the roots
to cut down, leaving only a stump
to clear (land) of stubs, or stumps
to strike (one's foot, toe, etc.) accidentally against something
to put out (a cigarette, cigar, etc.) by pressing the end against a surface: often with out

stub Synonyms

stub Usage Examples

Object

toe: Now I want you to imagine some time you banged your shin or ankle, or stubbed a toe.
cigarette: She stubs the cigarette, kisses the photo, gets into bed, clicks off the lamp.

Converse of object

generate: If the event handling method doesn't already exist, doing this will generate an empty stub for the method in your source code.

Preposition: out

cigarette: Please ensure to use ashtrays and stub out cigarettes carefully.
smoking: The recent move is in support of the national campaign to stub out smoking across NHS.

Adjective modifier

rear: With all the mods, from silver wiring to the Origin Live rear stub, the Rega RB250 is total dynamite, nothing less.
short: The now very short stub of the Bentley Canal.

Modifies a noun

axle: None of the stub axles I have prepared in this manner have failed.
compiler: Part of the IDL skeleton for this service generated by the stub compiler was linked with the HTTP server.
matching: Stub matching is only desirable for relatively low fractional bandwidths.
wing: All the accounts differ about which aircraft had how many rotor blades and what shape of stub wings at which times.
length: In our example, the SMITH chart construction to find the stub length is shown in the next picture.
match: Simple stub match example with figures The SMITH chart - a description.

Noun used with modifier

ticket: Keeping your ticket stub in a money belt is a great idea.
check: A check stub, credit card statement, delivery note or an independent witness should suffice.
cigarette: Do not throw cigarette stubs or matches on the ground, especially in forest or planted areas.
pencil: And how much longer will the pencil stub last?
client: The remote object reference held by the client points to the client stub.
sample: At this point the sample stub is in the preparation chamber on the end of the transfer rod.

Particle object:

cigarette: At the start they were merely stubbing out cigarettes in each other's hands.

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