stub1 nounstub2 verb
stubstub1 /stʌb/ noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINstub1
Origin:
Old English stybbEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a cigar stub
- A steady paper trail of bills, grades, pay stubs, and catalogs helps us create our individual identity.
- And he did keep the check stub in his wallet like a picture of his kids.
- Eventually both of the door's plastic hinge stubs broke, and it fell off!
- He grinds the stub down carefully and looks at it an instant reverentially.
- Last night's jam-jars, with their stubs of candle, had been knocked over.
- So far about 25% of those ticket stubs have been returned with the appropriate £2.
- The valve can still be operated by gripping the stub in a pair of pliers, but it will defeat small children.
WORD SETS
acceptor, nounA/D, after date, adverbagio, nounAPACS, ARM, Asian Development Bank, nounATM, nounaval, nounbalance, nounbank, nounbank, verbbank account, nounbank balance, nounbankbook, nounbank card, nounbank draft, nounbanker, nounbanker's card, nounbanker's order, nounbank manager, nounbank mandate, bank money, banknote, nounbank rate, nounBBA, nounb/e, blank cheque, nounBoard of Banking Supervision, nounB of E, bounce, verbbuilding society, nounC/A, cap and collar, nouncapital adequacy, nouncard, nouncardholder, nouncash account, cash against documents, nouncash card, nouncash dispenser, nouncashier, nouncash machine, nouncash management, Cashpoint, nouncash ratio, central bank, nouncertificate of deposit, nouncertificate of protest, nouncharge account, nouncharge card, nouncheckbook, nounchecking account, nounchequebook, nouncheque card, nounCHIPS, CIB, clear, verbclearance, nounclearer, nounclearing bank, nounclearing house, nounClearing House Automated Payment System, nounClearing House Interbank Payments System, nounclient account, CMO, co-manager, nounComptroller of the Currency, nounconfirmed irrevocable credit, credit, verbcredit analysis, credit appraisal, credit control, credit facility, credit rationing, nouncross, verbcrossed cheque, nouncurrent account, nouncustodial account, debit, noundebit, verbdebit card, noundebit note, noundemand account, denomination, noundeposit, noundeposit account, noundeposit certificate, depositor, noundepository institution, deposit protection fund, noundevelopment bank, direct debit, noundirect deposit, noundiscount loan, documentary credit, draft, noundraw, verbeffective rate, EFTPOS, nounendorsee, nounendorser, nounescrow account, Euribor, nounEurodollar, nounEuropean interbank offered rate, export credit, extended credit, face amount, Federal funds, fiduciary, nounfinance charge, financial institution, nounforeign currency account, funder, nounFX, giro, nounhole-in-the-wall, nounidle balance, institutional investment, Issue Department, nounissuer, nounlodgment, nounlong-term credit, loro account, medium-term credit, merchant bank, nounmoney market, nounmoney order, nounnegotiable, adjectivenon-negotiable, adjectivenostro account, note issuance facility, notice account, NOW account, numbered account, overdraft, nounoverfunding, nounoverlend, verbpassbook, nounpayee, nounpaying-in book, nounpaying-in slip, nounpersonal credit, personal identification number, nounPIN, nounpostdate, verbpublic account, R/D, rediscounting, nounreserves, nounrevolving credit, risk analysis, nounsafety-deposit box, nounsave, verbsaver, nounsavings account, nounsavings bank, nounsecured credit, seignorage, nounself-liquidating, adjectiveshort-term credit, smart card, nounstanding order, nounstub, nounsuspense account, Switch card, nounteller, noununsecured credit, vostro account, yield spread,
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
He stubbed his toe (=hurt it by kicking it against something) on a rock.
1the short part of something long and thin, such as a cigarette or pencil, that is left when the rest has been used: (=the part of a cheque that stays in your cheque book when you have written a cheque)· Check your cheque stubs to see when you wrote the cheque.
(=stop it burning)· Kit stubbed out her cigarette in the fireplace.
He stubbed his toe (=hurt it by kicking it against something) on a rock. a pencil stub2the part of a ticket that is given back to you after it has been torn, as proof that you have paid: a ticket stub3a piece of a cheque left in a cheque book as a record after the main part has been torn out: a check stubstub1 nounstub2 verb
stubstub2 verb (past tense and past participle stubbed, present participle stubbing) VERB TABLE
stub
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | stub |
| he, she, it | stubs | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | stubbed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have stubbed |
| he, she, it | has stubbed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had stubbed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will stub |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have stubbed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am stubbing |
| he, she, it | is stubbing | |
| you, we, they | are stubbing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was stubbing |
| you, we, they | were stubbing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been stubbing |
| he, she, it | has been stubbing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been stubbing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be stubbing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been stubbing |
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- As a prominent figure in Rottweiler rescue, she's stubbed her toe on more unfair bullying and downright idiocy than most.
- Dexter lounged in, sucked the last goodness from his cigarette and stubbed out the butt in Blanche's wastepaper bin.
- He drew deeply on a cigarette, stubbing it afterwards in an ashtray which held an extraordinary number of butts.
- Never mind that the offense continued to stub its toe on all but one trip inside Minnesota territory on the afternoon.
- Perry, who has heard, stubs his cigarette and swears.
- She stood up and stubbed out her cigarette.
- Striding away from the house, Carolyn stubbed her toe badly on a brick end and had to sit down to nurse it.
THESAURUSto hit something accidentally
· I’ve got a bad bruise where I hit my leg against the table.· The car hit a tree.
to hit a part of your body against something, especially because you do not see or notice it: · Careful you don’t bump your head – the ceiling’s very low.
to hit something hard, so that you hurt yourself or damage something: · He banged into the car in front.· I bashed my knee climbing over a gate.· She fell and bashed her chin on the ground.
to hit your toe against something and hurt it: · I stubbed my toe on the piano leg.
Longman Language Activatorto make something stop burning to make a fire stop burning, or make a cigarette, pipe etc stop burning: put out something: · It took firefighters four hours to put out the blaze.· I put out my cigarette and went back into the house.put something out: · She threw sand on the fire to put it out.
formal to make a fire stop burning, or make a cigarette stop burning - used especially in official notices or statements: · Would all passengers please extinguish their cigarettes? Thank you.· He managed to extinguish the flames with his coat.
to make a flame or fire stop burning by blowing on it: blow out something: · You have to blow out all the candles or your wish won't come true.blow something out: · We tried to light a fire but the wind kept blowing it out.
to cover a fire with something in order to stop it burning: · I grabbed a blanket and tried to smother the flames.
to stop a cigarette from burning by pushing it against something hard: stub out something: · She stubbed out her cigarette on the edge of the table.stub something out: · Don't stub your cigarette out on the floor!
to make a cigarette, pipe etc stop burning to make a cigarette, cigar, or pipe stop burning: put out something: · Bill put out his pipe and stood up to leave.put something out: · Put that cigarette out at once!
formal to put out a cigarette, cigar, or pipe - used especially in official notices or announcements: · Passengers are requested to extinguish all cigarettes when the red light goes on.
to put out a cigarette by pressing the end of it against something: stub out something: · She nervously stubbed out her cigarette, and immediately lit another one.stub something out: · He smoked three cigarettes and stubbed them out in his saucer.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES He stubbed his toe (=hurt it by kicking it against something) on a rock.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
(=the part of a cheque that stays in your cheque book when you have written a cheque)· Check your cheque stubs to see when you wrote the cheque.
(=stop it burning)· Kit stubbed out her cigarette in the fireplace.
He stubbed his toe (=hurt it by kicking it against something) on a rock.· She stood up and stubbed out her cigarette.· She located an ashtray on the chest of drawers and stubbed out her cigarette.· Perry, who has heard, stubs his cigarette and swears.· Kitty seemed surprised by the unexpected support, but she stubbed out the cigarette anyway.· She stubbed out her cigarette and yawned.· He carefully stubbed out the cigarette, opened the door and walked in.· He stubbed out his cigarette, smoothed his already immaculate hair.· Michael stubbed out his cigarette, grinding it into the ashtray with such force Joe thought it would surely break.
· As a prominent figure in Rottweiler rescue, she's stubbed her toe on more unfair bullying and downright idiocy than most.· It is one thing to say it when you stub your toe.· Striding away from the house, Carolyn stubbed her toe badly on a brick end and had to sit down to nurse it.· Never mind that the offense continued to stub its toe on all but one trip inside Minnesota territory on the afternoon.· Distracted, Luce stubbed her toe against a piece of raised planking and tripped.· Jackie seemed to float upwards and Sam stubbed his toe.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
stub your toe to hurt your toe by hitting it against something- As a prominent figure in Rottweiler rescue, she's stubbed her toe on more unfair bullying and downright idiocy than most.
- Distracted, Luce stubbed her toe against a piece of raised planking and tripped.
- It is one thing to say it when you stub your toe.
- Jackie seemed to float upwards and Sam stubbed his toe.
- Never mind that the offense continued to stub its toe on all but one trip inside Minnesota territory on the afternoon.
► see thesaurus at hitstub something ↔ out phrasal verb to stop a cigarette from burning by pressing the end of it against something