stub in WordNet English dictionary

1. the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
   butt  stub 
   
2. the part of a check that is retained as a record
   stub  check stub  counterfoil 
   
3. a small piece
   "a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil"
   nub  stub 
   
4. a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
   stub  ticket stub 
   
5. a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
   stub 
   

1. strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object
   "She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken"
   stub 
   
2. clear of weeds by uprooting them
   "stub a field"
   stub 
   
3. extinguish by crushing
   "stub out your cigarette now"
   stub 
   
4. pull up (weeds) by their roots
   stub