stub out
To extinguish by crushing the tipTo extinguish (a cigar, cigarette) by crushing the tip.
» Tom stubbed out his cigarette.
Том затушил сигарету.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To extinguish (a cigar, cigarette) by crushing the tip.
He stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray and went back inside.
extinguish by crushing
(idiomatic, transitive)To eradicate.
Examples
4 sentencesTom stubbed out his cigarette.
ruТом затушил сигарету.
Someone stubbed a cigarette out on her coat.
deJemand drückte eine Zigarette an ihrem Mantel aus.
Someone stubbed a cigarette out on his coat.
deJemand hat ihm am Mantel eine Zigarette ausgedrückt.
He stubbed out his cigar in the ashtray and stood up to leave.
ruОн загасил сигару в пепельнице и поднялся, чтобы уйти.
deEr drückte seine Zigarre im Aschenbecher aus und stand auf, um wegzugehen.
Forms
stubs out, stubbing out, stubbed out, stubbed out| Base form | stub out · to stub out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | stubs out |
| Present participle | stubbing out |
| Past simple | stubbed out |
| Past participle | stubbed out |
irregular
Synonyms
5 synonyms- extinguish by crushing:stubextinguishcrush outpress out
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb