She used the edge of the ashtray to stub out her cigarette.
He dropped the cigar on the street without stubbing it out.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
stub out — (something) to stop something from burning or smoking by pressing it against something. She used the edge of the ashtray to stub out her cigarette. He dropped the cigar on the street without stubbing it out … New idioms dictionary
stub out — verb extinguish by crushing (Freq. 1) stub out your cigar • Syn: ↑crush out, ↑extinguish, ↑press out • Hypernyms: ↑end, ↑terminate … Useful english dictionary
stub out — PHRASAL VERB When someone stubs out a cigarette, they put it out by pressing it against something hard. [V P n (not pron)] Signs across the entrances warn all visitors to stub out their cigarettes. [Also V n P] Syn: put out … English dictionary
stub — ► NOUN 1) the remnant of a pencil, cigarette, or similar shaped object after use. 2) a shortened or unusually short thing. 3) the counterfoil of a cheque, ticket, or other document. ► VERB (stubbed, stubbing) 1) accidentally strike (one s toe)… … English terms dictionary
stub — stub1 [stʌb] n [: Old English; Origin: stybb] 1.) the short part of something long and thin, such as a cigarette or pencil, that is left when the rest has been used ▪ a pencil stub 2.) the part of a ticket that is given back to you after it has… … Dictionary of contemporary English
stub — I UK [stʌb] / US verb [transitive] Word forms stub : present tense I/you/we/they stub he/she/it stubs present participle stubbing past tense stubbed past participle stubbed to hit your toe against something accidentally in a hard and painful way… … English dictionary
stub — stub1 [ stʌb ] verb transitive to hit your toe against something accidentally in a hard and painful way ,stub out phrasal verb transitive to press a cigarette hard against a surface to make it stop burning stub stub 2 [ stʌb ] noun count 1. ) the … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stub — [[t]stʌ̱b[/t]] stubs, stubbing, stubbed 1) N COUNT: with supp The stub of a cigarette or a pencil is the last short piece of it which remains when the rest has been used. He pulled the stub of a pencil from behind his ear. ...an ashtray of… … English dictionary
stub — /stʌb / (say stub) noun 1. a short projecting part. 2. the end of a fallen tree, shrub, or plant left fixed in the ground; a stump. 3. a short remaining piece, as of a pencil, a candle, a cigar, etc. 4. something unusually short, as a short,… …
stub — I. noun Etymology: Middle English stubb, from Old English stybb; akin to Old Norse stūfr stump, Greek stypos stem Date: before 12th century 1. a. stump 2 b. a short piece remaining on a stem or trunk where a branch has been lost 2. something made … New Collegiate Dictionary
