English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of stub

stub

/noun/ ठूंठ; पेंसिल का टुकड़ा; खुत्था; सिगरेट का बचा हुआ भाग; डूंड;

Synonym stump; bole;

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English Dictionary:

1. Stub

[n.]

- 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.
- A log; a block; a blockhead.
- 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 cigar.
- 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.
- A pen with a short, blunt nib.
- A stub nail; an old horseshoe nail; also, stub iron.

2. Stub

[v. t.]

- To grub up by the roots; to extirpate; as, to stub up edible roots.
- To remove stubs from; as, to stub land.
- To strike as the toes, against a stub, stone, or other fixed object.