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stub

1. stub \'st*b\ n [ME stubb, fr. OE stybb; akin to Gk stypos stem, typteinX 
   to beat - more at TYPE 1a: STUMP  1b: a short piece remaining on a stem or 
   trunk where a branch has been lost  2: something made or worn to a short or 
   blunt shape; esp : a pen wi th a short blunt nib 3: a short blunt part left 
   after a larger part has been broken off or used  up {pencil ~} 4: something 
   cut short or stunted  5a: a small part of a leaf (as of a checkbook) 
   attached to the backbone for  memoranda of the contents of the part torn 
   away 5b: the part of a ticket returned to the user 
2. stub vt or stubbed;  or stub.bing 1a: to grub up by the roots  1b: to 
   clear (land) by grubbing out rooted growth  1c: to hew or cut down (a tree) 
   close to the ground  2: to extinguish (as a cigarette) by crushing  3: to 
   strike (one's foot or toe) against an object