Idiom idiom
stub out
Meaning
To eradicate.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“We must stub out this bad habit immediately.”
“The new policy aims to stub out corruption within the local government departments.”
“The committee implemented strict regulations to stub out the underlying causes of the economic instability that had plagued the region for decades.”
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Last updated August 10, 2026