Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Resembling a stub; short and blunt; truncated.
- Rough with roots and stumps; stubby.
- Blunt or rugged in character; not delicate or sensitive; hardy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Reduced to a stub; short and thick, like something truncated; blunt; obtuse.
- adjective Abounding in stubs; stubby.
- adjective Not nice or delicate; hardy; rugged.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
stub . - adjective Short and thick, like something truncated;
blunt ;obtuse . - adjective Abounding in
stubs ;stubby . - adjective Not
delicate ;hardy ;rugged .
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Examples
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'' We kind of stubbed our own toe a little bit. ''
USATODAY.com - Football - Indianapolis vs. Jacksonville 2006
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This wasn't nearly as gross as the time you 'stubbed' your toe!
Latest calamity Calamity Jen 2006
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"We kind of stubbed our toe when we were up, 3-1," Thomas admitted.
USATODAY.com 2003
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Barely were the words out of my mouth when I stubbed my toe on some obstacle, pitched forward, and butted my head into something that FELT very much like a door.
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“I stubbed my toe on a corner of the dresser,” he muttered.
Western Man Janet Dailey 2011
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One night in getting away from a patrol, I had stubbed my toes on rocks.
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Munir laughed, sounding infinitely tired, and stubbed out his cigarette.
Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011
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At nine o'clock he stubbed his toe on a rocky ledge, and from sheer weariness and weakness staggered and fell.
LOVE OF LIFE 2010
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This minimizes injuries to the shoulders, arms, and hands by preventing the chance of “flail†injuries – if you†™ ve ever stubbed your toe, replace your toe with an arm and you know what I mean.
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Or when she stubbed her foot on her dresser and broke her pinkie toe.
Shore Thing Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi 2011
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