STUB

(noun) the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
synonyms : butt
(noun) the part of a check that is retained as a record
synonyms : check stub , counterfoil
(noun) a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
synonyms : ticket stub
(noun) a small piece
"a nub of coal", "a stub of a pencil"
synonyms : nub
(noun) a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
(verb) strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object
"She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken"
(verb) clear of weeds by uprooting them
"stub a field"
(verb) extinguish by crushing
"stub out your cigarette now"
(verb) pull up (weeds) by their roots

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