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Webster 1913 Edition
Stub
Stub
,Noun.
[OE.
stubbe
, AS. stub
, styb
; akin to D. stobbe
, LG. stubbe
, Dan. stub
, Sw. stubbe
, Icel. stubbr
, stubbi
; cf. Gr. [GREEK].] 1.
The stump of a tree; that part of a tree or plant which remains fixed in the earth when the stem is cut down; – applied especially to the stump of a small tree, or shrub.
Stubs
sharp and hideous to behold. Chaucer.
And prickly
stubs
instead of trees are found. Dryden.
2.
A log; a block; a blockhead.
[Obs.]
Milton.
3.
The short blunt part of anything after larger part has been broken off or used up; hence, anything short and thick;
as, the
. stub
of a pencil, candle, or cigar4.
A part of a leaf in a check book, after a check is torn out, on which the number, amount, and destination of the check are usually recorded.
5.
A pen with a short, blunt nib.
6.
A stub nail; an old horseshoe nail; also, stub iron.
Stub end
(Mach.)
, the enlarged end of a connecting rod, to which the strap is fastened.
– Stub iron
, iron made from stub nails, or old horseshoe nails, – used in making gun barrels.
– Stub mortise
(Carp.)
, a mortise passing only partly through the timber in which it is formed.
– Stub nail
, an old horseshoe nail; a nail broken off; also, a short, thick nail.
– Stub short
, or
Stub shot
(Lumber Manuf.)
, the part of the end of a sawn log or plank which is beyond the place where the saw kerf ends, and which retains the plank in connection with the log, until it is split off.
– Stub twist
, material for a gun barrel, made of a spirally welded ribbon of steel and stub iron combined.
Stub
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Stubbed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Stubbing
.] 1.
To grub up by the roots; to extirpate;
as, to
. stub
up edible rootsWhat
stubbing
, plowing, digging, and harrowing is to a piece of land. Berkley.
2.
To remove stubs from;
as, to
. stub
land3.
To strike as the toes, against a stub, stone, or other fixed object.
[U. S.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Stub
STUB
,Noun.
1.
The stump of a tree; that part of the stem of a tree which remains fixed int he earth when the tree is cut down. [Stub, in the United States, I believe is never used for the stump of an herbaceous plant.]2.
A log; a block. [Not in use.]STUB
,Verb.
T.
1.
To grub up by the roots; to extirpate; as, to stub up edible roots.2.
To strike the toes against a stump, stone or other fixed object.Definition 2024
stub
stub
English
Noun
stub (plural stubs)
- Something blunted, stunted, or cut short, such as stubble or a stump.
- Dryden
- And prickly stubs instead of trees are found.
- Dryden
- A piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes.
- check stub, ticket stub, payment stub
- (computing) A placeholder procedure that has the signature of the planned procedure but does not yet implement the intended behavior. (, , ).
- 1996, Chip Weems, Nell Dale, Pascal:
- Even though the stub is a dummy, it allows us to determine whether the procedure is called at the right time by the program or calling procedure.
- 1996, Chip Weems, Nell Dale, Pascal:
- (computing) A procedure that translates requests from external systems into a format suitable for processing and then submits those requests for processing. (, , )
- 2002, Judith M Myerson, The Complete Book of Middleware:
- After this, the server stub calls the actual procedure on the server.
- 2002, Judith M Myerson, The Complete Book of Middleware:
- (wikis) A page providing only minimal information and intended for later development.
- The remaining part of the docked tail of a dog
- An unequal first or last interest calculation period, as a part of a financial swap contract
- (obsolete) A log; a block; a blockhead.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Milton to this entry?)
- A pen with a short, blunt nib.
- A stub nail; an old horseshoe nail; also, stub iron.
- The smallest remainder of a smoked cigarette; a butt.
Hyponyms
Translations
something cut short, blunted, or stunted
a piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes
computing: procedure that translates external requests into a suitable format
(wikis) page providing minimal information
remaining part of the docked tail of a dog
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finance: part of a financial swap contract
Antonyms
Derived terms
Verb
stub (third-person singular simple present stubs, present participle stubbing, simple past and past participle stubbed)
- 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.
Derived terms
Translations
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
References
Anagrams
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *stъlbъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stûːb/
Noun
stȗb m (Cyrillic spelling сту̑б)
Declension
Declension of stub
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | stub | stubovi |
| genitive | stuba | stubova |
| dative | stubu | stubovima |
| accusative | stub | stubove |
| vocative | stube | stubovi |
| locative | stubu | stubovima |
| instrumental | stubom | stubovima |