1 a short piece of a cigarette, pencil, etc. that is left when the rest of it has been used
2 the small part of a ticket, cheque, etc. that you keep as a record when you have given the main part to sb
verb (-bb-) [VN] ~ your toe (against / on sth) to hurt your toe by accidentally hitting it against sth hard:
She stubbed her toe on the step.
PHRASALVERBS
stub sth<->out to stop a cigarette, etc. from burning by pressing the end against sth hard:
He stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray.
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