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Word: Stub
Speech Type: Verb
Old English stub(b) ‘stump of a tree’, of Germanic origin. The verb is first recorded (late Middle English) in sense 3; stub (sense 1 of the verb) (mid 19th century) was originally a US usage
stʌb
accidentally strike (one's toe) against something
Short Definition:accidentally strike one's toe against something
Examples:- I stubbed my toe, swore, and tripped
extinguish (a lighted cigarette) by pressing the lighted end against something
Short Definition:extinguish lighted cigarette by pressing lighted end against something
Examples:- she stubbed out her cigarette in the overflowing ashtray
grub up (a plant) by the roots
Short Definition:grub up plant by roots
Examples:- he was found to have stubbed up a hedge
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