Nouns

(n)stuba short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
(n)nub, stuba small piece“a nub of coal”, “a stub of a pencil”
(n)stub, ticket stuba torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
(n)stub, check stub, counterfoilthe part of a check that is retained as a record
(n)butt, stubthe small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)

Verbs

(v)stubpull up (weeds) by their roots
(v)stub, extinguish, stub out, crush out, press outextinguish by crushing“stub out your cigarette now”, “stub out your cigar”
(v)stubclear of weeds by uprooting them“stub a field”
(v)stubstrike (one's toe) accidentally against an object“She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken”