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Definition of Stub out
1. Verb. Extinguish by crushing. "Stub out your cigar"
Definition of Stub out
1. Verb. (transitive) To extinguish (a cigar, cigarette) by crushing the tip. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive idiomatic) To eradicate ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stub Out
Literary usage of Stub out
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Alternative Wastewater Collection Systems Manual (1994)
"The user's responsibility begins at the vacuum pit stub- out. The length of the
stub-out typically is 1.8 m (6 ft). Shorter stub-out lengths are undesirable ..."
2. The American Kennel Club Stud-book by American Kennel Club (1880)
"Whelped Decembers, 1887; white, black and tan; by Stub, out of Silk, by
Ringwood (3197, Vol. II.), out of Jenny, by Flute, out of Collette ; Stub, ..."
3. Popular Mechanics Shop Notes (1905)
"In many cases the attempt to turn the set screw out will wreck the screw and snap
off the head. Thon' it will bo necessary to drill the stub out of the hole ..."
4. The Art of Taxidermy by John Rowley (1898)
"... whereas were he to try to lift the whole carcass and hang it over a projecting
limb or stub out of harm's way, it -ove a troublesome job. ..."
5. Poetical Quotations from Chaucer to Tennyson: With Copious Indexes by Samuel Austin Allibone (1875)
"TUSSER. The west as a father all goodness doth bring, The east a forbearer no
manner of thing. TUSSER. Let servant be ready with mattock in hand To stub out ..."
6. Poetical Quotations from Chaucer to Tennyson: With Copious Indexes : Authors by Samuel Austin Allibone (1896)
"The west as a father all goodness doth bring, The cast a forbearer no manner of
thing. TUSSER. Let servant be ready -with mattock in hand To stub out the ..."
7. Landscapes of Gran Canaria by Noel Rochford (2004)
"stub out cigarettes with care. • Do not frighten animals. The goats and sheep
you may encounter on your walks are not tame. By making loud noises or trying ..."
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