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  1. v. transitive To extinguish (a cigar, cigarette) by crushing the tip.
  2. v. transitive, idiomatic To eradicate

WordNet 3.0

  1. v. extinguish by crushing

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  • “She said yes, openly, and bent forward to stub out her cigarette in the glass ash-tray.”

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  1. terminate
  1. end

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  1. stub
  1. snub

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