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    stub
    /stʌb/

    noun

    • 1. the truncated remnant of a pencil, cigarette, or similar-shaped object after use: "the ashtray was full of stubs" Similar buttendtail endremnant
    • 2. the counterfoil of a cheque, receipt, ticket, or other document: "retain your ticket stubs" Similar counterfoilticket slipdetachable portioncoupon

    verb

    • 1. accidentally strike (one's toe) against something: "I stubbed my toe, swore, and tripped"
    • 2. extinguish (a lighted cigarette) by pressing the lighted end against something: "she stubbed out her cigarette in the overflowing ashtray"

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