stub

5 definitions • 3 examples

the short part of something that is left after the main part has been used, especially a cigarette after it has been smoked or one of the small pieces of paper left in a book from which cheques or tickets have been torn

to hurt your toe by hitting it against a hard object by accident

the short end which is left after the main part of something has been used or removed, as of a pencil:

I put the ticket stubs in my pocket after we went into the theater.

to hit your foot or toe against a hard object:

I stubbed my toe on a rock.

the short piece of paper left in a cheque book after a cheque has been removed, used as a record of payment:

Filling in cheque stubs will help you identify where you can cut back.