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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nub \Nub\, v. t. [Cf. {Knob}.] To push to nudge; also to beckon. [Prov. Eng.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nub \Nub\, n. A jag, or snag; a knob; a protuberance; also the point or gist, as of a story. [Colloq.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: nub n 1: a small lump or protuberance 2: a small piece; "a nub of coal" or "a stub of a pencil" [syn: {stub}] 3: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience: "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the nub of the story" [syn: {kernel}, {substance}, {core}, {center}, {essence}, {gist}, {heart}, {inwardness}, {marrow}, {meat}, {pith}, {sum}, {nitty-gritty}]
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