1
[ verb ] extinguish by crushing

Synonyms

stub_out extinguish crush_out

Examples

"stub out your cigar"

Used in print

(Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)

Pressing his cigarette out in the earth , Warren walked to the slit and scanned the jagged hills .

Related terms

end end

2
[ verb ] press from a plastic, as of records

Synonyms

press

Related terms

cast press

3
[ verb ] obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action

Synonyms

extract express

Examples

"Italians express coffee rather than filter it"

Related terms

get ream infusion

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Similar Spelling

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