STUB OUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stub out mean? 

• STUB OUT (verb)
  The verb STUB OUT has 1 sense:

1. extinguish by crushing

  Familiarity information: STUB OUT used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STUB OUT (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Extinguish by crushing

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

crush out; extinguish; press out; stub out

Context example:

stub out your cigar

Hypernyms (to "stub out" is one way to...):

end; terminate (bring to an end or halt)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something