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Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Datamuse reports no synonyms or antonyms for this word.

Noun

1. Something [[blunted]], [[stunted]], or cut [[short]], such as [[stubble]] or a [[stump]].
2. {{senseid|en|piece of paper}} A piece of certain paper items, designed to be [[torn off]] and kept for record or identification purposes.
3. {{senseid|en|programming}} {{lb|en|programming}} A placeholder [[procedure]] that has the [[signature]] of the planned procedure but does not yet implement the intended behavior.
4. {{senseid|en|middleware}} {{lb|en|computing|middleware}} A procedure that [[translate]]s requests from [[external]] [[system]]s into a format suitable for [[process]]ing and then [[submit]]s those requests for processing.
5. {{senseid|en|typography}} {{lb|en|typography|in tabular matter}} A [[row]] heading in a table (with horizontal reference, whereas a column heading has vertical reference).
6. {{lb|en|wiki}} An [[article]] providing only [[minimal]] information and intended for later [[development]].
7. {{senseid|en|electronics}} {{lb|en|electronics|radio frequency circuits}} A length of transmission line or [[waveguide]] that is connected at one end only.
8. The remaining part of the [[docked]] tail of a dog
9. An unequal first or last interest calculation period, as a part of a [[financial swap]] contract
10. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[log]] or [[block]] of wood.
11. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[blockhead]].
12. A [[pen]] with a short, blunt [[nib]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[remove]] most of a [[tree]], [[bush]], or other rooted plant by [[cut]]ting it close to the ground.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To remove a plant by [[pull]]ing it out by the roots.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[jam]], [[hit]], or bump, especially a [[toe]].

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.