[stub] n [ME stubb, fr. OE stybb; akin to ON stufr stump, Gk stypos stem, typtein to beat--more at type] (bef. 12c) 1 a: stump
2. b: 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 with a short blunt nib
3: a short blunt part left after a larger part has been broken off or used u p "pencil ~"
4: something cut short or stunted
5. a: a small part of a leaf (as of a checkbook) attached to the backbone for memoranda of the contents of the part torn away b: the part of a ticket returned to the user
[2]stub vt stubbed ; stub.bing (15c) 1 a: to grub up by the roots b: to clear (land) by grubbing out rooted growth c: 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