Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Nub /nŭb/ · IPA /nʌb/ v. t. n. 01 v. t. To push; to nudge; also, to beckon. 1. To push; to nudge; also, to beckon.[Prov. Eng.] 02 n. A jag, or snag; a knob; a protuberance; also, the point or gist, as of a story. 1. A jag, or snag; a knob; a protuberance; also, the point or gist, as of a story.[Colloq.]