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stub

UK
/stʌb/
US
/stʌb/
stub out

Translations

stubnoun
stubs
pl
UK
/stʌb/
US
/stʌb/
He threw the cigarette stub on the ground.
Он бросил окурок на землю.
The old tree was cut down, leaving only a stub.
Старое дерево было срублено, оставив только пень.
She kept the ticket stub as a souvenir.
Она сохранила корешок билета как сувенир.
Additional translations
корешок квитанции
остаток
обрубок
Synonyms
remnant
remainder
leftover
fragment
stump
stubverb
stubbed
Past Simple
stubbed
Past Participle
stubbing
Gerund
UK
/stʌb/
US
/stʌb/
I stubbed my toe against the table.
Я ударился пальцем ноги о стол.
He stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray.
Он погасил сигарету в пепельнице.
Additional translations
уколоться
Synonyms
truncate
cut off
clip
snip
remove
stubadjective
more stub
Comp.
most stub
Super.
Used attributively, especially in computing or documentation, to denote something serving as a placeholder or being incomplete.

Definitions

stubnoun
The part of a check, receipt, ticket, or other document that is kept for record-keeping purposes.
She kept the ticket stub as a souvenir from the concert.
A short piece remaining after something has been removed or cut off.
He threw the cigarette stub into the ashtray.
A short, thick pencil or crayon.
The artist used a stub of charcoal to sketch the outline.
A small, truncated part of something, often used in computing to refer to a placeholder for a function or program.
The developer created a stub to simulate the function during testing.
stubverb
To accidentally strike one's toe against something.
I stubbed my toe on the coffee table last night.
To extinguish a cigarette by pressing the burning end against a surface.
He stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray before entering the building.
To remove the end of something, such as a plant or a pencil.
She stubbed the pencil to make it easier to fit in her case.
stubadjective
Serving as a placeholder or incomplete substitute, especially in computing or documentation.
The API still contains several stub methods that return dummy data.
Short or truncated; only partially complete.
The report was in a stub state when the project was cancelled.
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