stub (
http://definr.com/stub)
n 1: a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is
lost
2: a small piece; "a nub of coal" or "a stub of a pencil" [syn:
nub]
3: a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
[syn:
ticket stub]
4: the part of a check that is retained as a record [syn: {check
stub},
counterfoil]
5: the small unused part of something (especially the end of a
cigarette that is left after smoking) [syn:
butt]
v : strike against an object, as of one's toe or foot [syn:
scrape,
skin,
abrade]