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.-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.