Synonyms for stub

noun

• a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
• a small piece
• the part of a check that is retained as a record
• the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
• a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost

verb

• clear of weeds by uprooting them
• extinguish by crushing
• pull up (weeds) by their roots
• strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object