stub
noun.
a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
noun.
a small piece
a nub of coal|a stub of a pencil
Synonym: nub
noun.
a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
Synonym: ticket stub
noun.
the part of a check that is retained as a record
Synonym: check stub, counterfoil
noun.
the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
Synonym: butt
verb.
pull up (weeds) by their roots
verb.
extinguish by crushing
stub out your cigarette now
verb.
clear of weeds by uprooting them
stub a field
verb.
strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object
She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken