stub your toe

stub your toe
stub your toe
: to hurt your toe by hitting it against something

She stubbed her toe against/on the leg of the chair.

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Main Entry:stub

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  • stub — stub1 [stʌb] n [: Old English; Origin: stybb] 1.) the short part of something long and thin, such as a cigarette or pencil, that is left when the rest has been used ▪ a pencil stub 2.) the part of a ticket that is given back to you after it has… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • stub — 1 noun (C) 1 the short part that is left when the rest of something long and thin, such as a cigarette or pencil, has been used 2 the part of a ticket that is returned to you after it has been torn, as proof that you have paid 3 a piece of a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • stub — [[t]stʌ̱b[/t]] stubs, stubbing, stubbed 1) N COUNT: with supp The stub of a cigarette or a pencil is the last short piece of it which remains when the rest has been used. He pulled the stub of a pencil from behind his ear. ...an ashtray of… …   English dictionary

  • stub — I UK [stʌb] / US verb [transitive] Word forms stub : present tense I/you/we/they stub he/she/it stubs present participle stubbing past tense stubbed past participle stubbed to hit your toe against something accidentally in a hard and painful way… …   English dictionary

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  • stub — [stʌb] verb [T] I to hit your toe against something accidentally so that it hurts • stub sth out II noun [C] stub [stʌb] the part of something that remains after you have used the rest a pencil/cigarette stub[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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