stub
/stʌb/ verb C2- To remove most of a tree, bush, or other rooted plant by cutting it close to the ground.
- To remove a plant by pulling it out by the roots.
- To jam, hit, or bump, especially a toe. · I stubbed my toe trying to find the light switch in the dark.
He/she/it stubs · Past stubbed · Past participle stubbed · -ing form stubbing
Verb forms
- Base form
- stub
- He/she/it
- stubs
- Past
- stubbed
- Past participle
- stubbed
- -ing form
- stubbing
From the library
But mine was answered, for the flat bumped right into a pile for a minute and I flung the scarf and the shawl over my shoulder and scrambled up on a big providential stub.
If you seriously desire to deceive me you must change your tobacconist; for when I see the stub of a cigarette marked Bradley, Oxford Street, I know that my friend Watson is in the neighbourhood.
Other matches
Learn stub in real texts
With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.