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Meaning of stump in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    /stəmp/

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  1. Verb

    stump

    Definitions

    1. cause to be perplexed or confounded

    Examples

    • « This problem stumped her »

    Derived terms

    • poser
    • sticker
    • stumper
    • toughie
  2. 2. walk heavily

    Examples

    • « The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots »

    Derived terms

    • stamper
    • stomp
    • stomper
    • tramper
    • trampler
  3. 3. travel through a district and make political speeches

    Examples

    • « the candidate stumped the Northeast »
  4. 4. remove tree stumps from

    Examples

    • « stump a field »

    Derived terms

    • tree stump
  5. Noun

    stump

    Etymology

    Middle English (denoting a part of a limb remaining after an amputation): from Middle Low German stump(e) or Middle Dutch stomp. The early sense of the verb was ‘stumble’

    Definitions

    1. the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
  6. 2. the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed
  7. 3. (cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket
  8. 4. a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it

Famous quotes

  • « I'm not trying to stump anybody... it's the beauty of the language that I'm interested in. »
    Buddy Holly
  • « If you wish in this world to advance your merits you're bound to enhance You must stir it and stump it, and blow your own trumpet, Or, trust me, you haven't a chance. »
    William Gilbert

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