stub out

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stub out

verb stubs out · stubbing out · stubbed out

transitive To extinguish (a cigar, cigarette) by crushing the tip. He stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray and went back inside.
Similar: snub
idiomatic, transitive To eradicate.

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@misc{stub_out_2026,
  title = {stub out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stub%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}