Noun
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a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
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receipt an acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made
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the part of a check that is retained as a record
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check stub,
counterfoil |
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a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
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the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
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butt |
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portion,
part something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
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cigar butt small part of a cigar that is left after smoking
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cigarette butt small part of a cigarette that is left after smoking
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a small piece; "a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil"
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nub |
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part,
piece something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
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Verb
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strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object; "She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken"
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collide with,
impinge on,
run into,
hit,
strike collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole"
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clear of weeds by uprooting them; "stub a field"
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weed clear of weeds; "weed the garden"
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extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigarette now"
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snuff out,
blow out,
extinguish,
quench put an end to; kill; "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children"
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pull up (weeds) by their roots
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deracinate,
root out,
extirpate,
uproot surgically remove (an organ)
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