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stub Definition

stub (stub)

noun

  1. the stump of a tree or plant
  2. a short piece or length remaining after the main part has been removed or used up the stub of a tail, cigar, pencil, etc.
  3. any short projection a mere stub of a horn
  4. a pen having a short, blunt point
  5. a short, thick nail
  6. ☆ 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

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

stub Synonyms

stub

n.

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.

Browse dictionary entries near stub

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