Something cut short or arrested in development: a stub of a tail.
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The part of a check or receipt retained as a record.
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The part of a ticket returned as a voucher of payment.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
The usually short end remaining after something bigger has been used up: a pencil stub; a cigarette stub. See Regional Note at stob.
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The part of a ticket returned to the user.
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verb-transitive
To clear (a field) of weeds.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To pull up (weeds) by the roots.
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To snuff out (a cigarette butt) by crushing.
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verb
To strike (one's foot or toe) against an object.
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To extinguish (as a cigarette) by crushing.
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To hew or cut down (a tree) close to the ground.
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To clear (land) by grubbing out rooted growth.
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To grub up by the roots.
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