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stub > 9 senses
NOUN	1	stub	A short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
	2	stub, nub	A small piece
	3	stub, ticket stub	A torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
	4	stub, check stub, counterfoil	The part of a check that is retained as a record
	5	stub, butt	The small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
VERB	1	stub	Pull up (weeds) by their roots
	2	stub	Extinguish by crushing
	3	stub	Clear of weeds by uprooting them
	4	stub	Strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object

stub > pronunciation
Sounds	stah'b
Rhymes	Arab, bathtub, carob, and 20 more rhymes in ahb...

stub > noun 1, object
Meaning	A short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost.
Broader	plant part, plant structure

stub > noun 2, object
Meaning	A small piece.
Examples	"a stub of a pencil"
Synonyms	nub
Broader	part, piece
Narrower	nubbin

stub > noun 3, communication
Meaning	A torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt.
Synonyms	ticket stub
Broader	receipt
Narrower	rain check

stub > noun 4, communication
Meaning	The part of a check that is retained as a record.
Synonyms	check stub, counterfoil
Broader	record

stub > noun 5, artifact
Meaning	The small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking).
Synonyms	butt
Broader	part, portion
Narrower	cigar butt; cigarette butt; roach

stub > verb 1, contact
Meaning	Pull up (weeds) by their roots.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Broader	uproot, extirpate, deracinate, root out

stub > verb 2, contact
Meaning	Extinguish by crushing.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"stub out your cigarette now"
Broader	snuff out, blow out, extinguish, quench

stub > verb 3, change
Meaning	Clear of weeds by uprooting them.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"stub a field"
Broader	weed

stub > verb 4, body
Meaning	Strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken"
Broader	hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with

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