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Stub (Verb)

Pull up (weeds) by their roots.

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

The gardener worked to stub every last dandelion from the newly seeded lawn.
I have been trying to get rid of the weeds in my garden by hand but they're proving hard to stub.
After the rain they're easier to stub, the damp soil gives less resistance.
She made her way along the row of vegetables carefully to ensure she didn't miss any to stub.
The muddy conditions made it easy to stub out the pesky clover that had invaded her lawn.

Extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigarette now".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Clear of weeds by uprooting them; "stub a field".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

The old farmer made it a point to stub his field at least once every season to ensure better crop growth.
Before sowing the seeds, they had to stub the entire plot of land to prevent weeds from competing with the crops.
Stubbing the fields manually had become the norm for the small-scale farmers in the village.
Stubbing a field required a lot of manual labor and physical effort, especially when it was not done mechanically.
As the plantation grew, they stubbed the fields frequently to minimize the growth of weeds and other unwanted plant life.

Strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object; "She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken".

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's swollen and bruised.
He stubbed his toe on the bed frame when he got out of bed.
Stubbing his toe on the door frame made him jump in surprise.
She rushed to the bathroom in the dark and accidentally stubbed her toe on the edge of the tub.
He stubbed his toe on the table leg while trying to squeeze into the tight space.