STUB
\stˈʌb], \stˈʌb], \s_t_ˈʌ_b]\
Definitions of STUB
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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strike against an object, as of one's toe or foot
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the part of a check that is retained as a record
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a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
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a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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the part of a check that is retained as a record
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a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
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a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
By Princeton University
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The stump of a tree; that part of a tree or plant which remains fixed in the earth when the stem is cut down; -- applied especially to the stump of a small tree, or shrub.
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A log; a block; a blockhead.
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The short blunt part of anything after larger part has been broken off or used up; hence, anything short and thick; as, the stub of a pencil, candle, or cigar.
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A part of a leaf in a check book, after a check is torn out, on which the number, amount, and destination of the check are usually recorded.
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A pen with a short, blunt nib.
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A stub nail; an old horseshoe nail; also, stub iron.
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To remove stubs from; as, to stub land.
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To strike as the toes, against a stub, stone, or other fixed object.
By Oddity Software
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The stump of a tree; the short, blunt part of anything after the larger part has been broken off or used up; as, the stub of a pencil; part of a leaf left in a check book after a check is torn out, and serving as a memorandum of the check; a pen with a short, blunt point.
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Strike against some fixed object; as, to stub one's toe.
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Stubbed.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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The stump left after a tree is cut down.
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To take the stubs or roots of from the ground: to strike the toes against a stump, stone, or other fixed object:-pr.p. stubbing; pa.t. and pa.p. stubbed.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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