stub
nounUK /stʌb/
US /stʌb/
A stub is a short piece left after the rest is used or broken off.
He put the pencil stub in his pocket.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The small part of a ticket or check kept as a record.
Keep the ticket stub so you can get back in.
3. To hit your toe against something hard.
I stubbed my toe on the table leg.
4. A short remaining part of a cigarette after smoking.
He crushed the cigarette stub under his shoe.