stubbing

Hitting furniture painfully

Stubbing is the act of striking something, usually a toe, against a hard object: I keep stubbing my toe on that damn coffee table.

In programming, stubbing means creating a placeholder function or component that returns minimal or fake data, allowing development to proceed before the real implementation exists: We're stubbing the API responses until the backend is ready.

accidental

misstep

Error in action or judgment

tripPlanned travel somewhere
stumbleLose footing momentarily
bumpSlight collision or protrusion

collision · slip · mishap · unintentional · inadvertent · unexpected · unforeseen · blunder · fumble · clumsy

extinguish

cigarette

Paper-wrapped tobacco cylinder

cigarWrapped tobacco for smoking
ashtrayCigarette disposal dish
snuffPowdered tobacco for sniffing

smother · butt · crush · grind · press · ember · smoking · tobacco · smolder · stamp

programming

mock

Scornful imitation or fake

testEvaluative examination
placeholderTemporary position marker
simulateImitate through modeling

fake · dummy · function · method · API · interface · testing · development · debugging · replacement

injury

toe

Foot's small digit

furnitureMovable room objects
cornerMeeting point of edges
winceReflexive recoil from distress

bruise · limp · throb · ouch · flinch · hobble · swelling · tender · soreness · sting

shortening

truncate

Cut off abruptly

trimRemove unwanted edges
clipCut or attach
dockMooring structure at water's edge

shorten · cut · reduce · remnant · remainder · leftover · ticket · checkbook · pencil · candle

stubbing

misstep

cigarette

mock

toe

truncate

stubbing

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