■ noun
1》 the truncated remnant of a pencil, cigarette, or similar-shaped object after use.
2》 a truncated or unusually short thing: he wagged his little ~ of tail.
3》 the counterfoil of a cheque, ticket, or other document.
4》 [as modifier ] denoting a projection or hole that goes only part of the way through a surface.
■ verb ( ~s , ~bing , ~bed )
1》 accidentally strike (one's toe) against something.
2》 extinguish (a cigarette) by pressing the lighted end against something.
3》 grub up (a plant) by the roots.
Origin
OE ~(b) 'stump of a tree', of Gmc origin.