stub

UK
/stʌb/
US
/stʌb/
stubnoun
stubs
pl
UK
/stʌb/
US
/stʌb/
Translations
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
Definitions
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
stubbed
Past Simple
stubbed
Past Participle
stubbing
Gerund
UK
/stʌb/
US
/stʌb/
Translations
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
Definitions
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.
Synonyms
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
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.