—n.
1 the remnant of a pencil or cigarette etc. after use.
2 the counterfoil of a cheque or receipt etc.
3 a stunted tail etc.
4 the stump of a tree, tooth, etc.
5 (attrib.) going only part of the way through (stub-mortise; stub-tenon).
—v.tr. (stubbed, stubbing)
1 strike (one's toe) against something.
2 (usu. foll. by out) extinguish (a lighted cigarette) by pressing the lighted end against something.
3 (foll. by up) grub up by the roots.
4 clear (land) of stubs.
Phrases and idioms:
stub-axle an axle supporting only one wheel of a pair.
Etymology: OE stub, stubb f. Gmc
Useful english dictionary. 2012.