Read the dictionary definition of stub. All definitions for this word.
1. the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
2. the part of a check that is retained as a record
3. a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
4. a small piece
1. a nub of coal
2. a stub of a pencil
5. a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
6. strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object
1. She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken
7. clear of weeds by uprooting them
1. stub a field
8. extinguish by crushing
1. stub out your cigarette now
9. pull up (weeds) by their roots
