verb · transitive · rare

stub

stub · stubs · stubbed · stubbing

погасить, тушить, потушить

kürzen (kurz über dem Grund), roden, stoßen, sich stoßen (vr.)

To remove most of a tree, bush, or other rooted plant by cutting it close to the groundTo remove most of a tree, bush, or other rooted plant by cutting it close to the ground.

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/stʌb/

» Tom stubbed his toe.

Tom stieß sich seinen Zeh. — mauersegler

Том ушиб палец на ноге. — Wezel

Том ушкодив палець на нозі. — deniko

Том ударився пальцем на нозі. — deniko

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Meaning

3 senses

(transitive)To remove most of a tree, bush, or other rooted plant by cutting it close to the ground.
roden, kürzen (kurz über dem Grund)
(transitive)To remove a plant by pulling it out by the roots.
ausroden, ausreißen (vt.), ausreißen
(transitive)To jam, hit, or bump, especially a toe.
I stubbed my toe trying to find the light switch in the dark.
stoßen, sich stoßen (vr.), stoßen gegen (vt.)

More definitions

strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object
clear of weeds by uprooting them
extinguish by crushing
pull up (weeds) by their roots

Examples

26 sentences

Tom stubbed his toe.
Том ушкодив палець на нозі. — deniko
ruТом ушиб палец на ноге. — Wezel
deTom stieß sich seinen Zeh. — mauersegler
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I just stubbed my toe.
ruЯ только что ушиб палец на ноге. — odexed
deIch habe mir gerade den Zeh gestoßen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Tom stubbed out his cigarette.
ruТом затушил сигарету. — marafon
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Did you stub your toe?
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Mary stubbed her toe.
Мері ушкодила палець на нозі. — deniko
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Translations

3 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 3

to remove most of a tree, bush, or other rooted plant by cutting it close to the ground:

to remove a plant by pulling it out by the roots:

to jam, hit, or bump, especially a toe:

Origin

From Middle English stubbe (“tree stump”), from Old English stybb, stubb (“tree stump”), f

From Middle English stubbe (“tree stump”), from Old English stybb, stubb (“tree stump”), from Proto-West Germanic *stubb, from Proto-Germanic *stubbaz (compare Middle Dutch stubbe, Old Norse stubbr, Faroese stubbi (“stub”)), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew-; compare steep (“sharp slope”). Doublet of stob.

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