Associations to the word «Stub»

Wiktionary

STUB, noun. Something blunted, stunted, or cut short, such as stubble or a stump.
STUB, noun. A piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes.
STUB, noun. (computing) A placeholder procedure that has the signature of the planned procedure but does not yet implement the intended behavior. ([1], [2], [3]).
STUB, noun. (computing) A procedure that translates requests from external systems into a format suitable for processing and then submits those requests for processing. ([1], [2], [3])
STUB, noun. (wikis) A page providing only minimal information and intended for later development.
STUB, noun. The remaining part of the docked tail of a dog
STUB, noun. An unequal first or last interest calculation period, as a part of a financial swap contract
STUB, noun. (obsolete) A log; a block; a blockhead.
STUB, noun. A pen with a short, blunt nib.
STUB, noun. A stub nail; an old horseshoe nail; also, stub iron.
STUB, noun. The smallest remainder of a smoked cigarette; a butt.
STUB, verb. To remove most of a tree, bush, or other rooted plant by cutting it close to the ground.
STUB, verb. To remove a plant by pulling it out by the roots.
STUB, verb. To jam, hit, or bump, especially a toe.
STUB END, noun. The enlarged end of a connecting rod, to which the strap is fastened.
STUB IRON, noun. Iron made from stub nails, or old horseshoe nails; once used in making gun barrels.
STUB MORTISE, noun. A mortise passing only partly through the timber in which it is formed.
STUB NAIL, noun. An old horseshoe nail; a nail broken off.
STUB NAIL, noun. A short, thick nail.
STUB OUT, verb. (transitive) To extinguish (a cigar, cigarette) by crushing the tip.
STUB OUT, verb. (transitive) (idiomatic) To eradicate
STUB TWIST, noun. Material for a gun barrel, made of a spirally welded ribbon of steel and stub iron combined.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

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