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stub one's toe against something

 and stub one's toe on something

to ram one's toe accidentally against some hard object. Don't stub your toe against that brick in the path. Claire stubbed her toe against one of the legs of the sofa. I stubbed my toe on the bottom step.

See also: stub, toe

stub something out

to put out something, such as a cigarette or cigar, by crushing the burning end against a hard object. Max stubbed his cigar out and tossed it into the street. He stubbed out his cigar.

See also: out, stub

stub out something

also stub something out

to stop something from burning or smoking by pressing it against something She used the edge of the ashtray to stub out her cigarette. He dropped the cigar on the street without stubbing it out.

See also: out, stub

stub out

v.

To extinguish some cigarette, cigar, or similar smoking material by stamping the burning end against a surface: There were no ashtrays around, so I stubbed out the cigarette on the heel of my shoe. If you had told me the smoke from my cigar was bothering you, I would have stubbed it out.

See also: out, stub