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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024stump /stʌmp/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
- the lower end of a tree trunk left standing after the upper part falls or is cut off.
- the part of a limb of the body remaining after the rest has been cut off.
- any base part or short piece left after the main part has been removed;
stub.
- Government a campaign tour for political speechmaking;
circuit:[usually singular]to go on the stump and meet the common folk.
v.
- to confuse, baffle, or cause (someone) to be at a loss:[~ + object]The question stumped me.
- Governmentto make political campaign speeches in or to: [~ + object]to stump a state.[no object]stumping for votes.
- to walk heavily or clumsily, as if with a wooden leg:[no object]Try not to stump up the stairs.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024stump (stump),USA pronunciation
n.
- the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off;
a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
- the part of a limb of the body remaining after the rest has been cut off.
- Dentistrya part of a broken or decayed tooth left in the gum.
- a short remnant, as of a candle;
stub.
- any basal part remaining after the main or more important part has been removed.
- an artificial leg.
- Informal TermsUsually, stumps. legs:Stir your stumps and get out of here.
- a short, stocky person.
- a heavy step or gait, as of a wooden-legged or lame person.
- Governmentthe figurative place of political speechmaking:to go on the stump.
- Furniturea support for the front end of the arm of a chair, sofa, etc. Cf. post 1 (def. 2).
- Fine Arta short, thick roll of paper, soft leather, or some similar material, usually having a blunt point, for rubbing a pencil, charcoal, or crayon drawing in order to achieve subtle gradations of tone in representing light and shade.
- Sport[Cricket.]each of the three upright sticks that, with the two bails laid on top of them, form a wicket.
- up a stump, [Informal.]at a loss;
embarrassed;
perplexed:Sociologists are up a stump over the sharp rise in juvenile delinquency and crime.
v.t.
- to reduce to a stump;
truncate;
lop.
- Agricultureto clear of stumps, as land.
- Dialect Terms[Chiefly Southern U.S.]to stub, as one's toe.
- to nonplus, embarrass, or render completely at a loss:This riddle stumps me.
- to challenge or dare to do something.
- Governmentto make political campaign speeches to or in:to stump a state.
- Sport[Cricket.](of the wicketkeeper) to put (a batsman) out by knocking down a stump or by dislodging a bail with the ball held in the hand at a moment when the batsman is off his ground.
- Fine Artto tone or modify (a crayon drawing, pencil rendering, etc.) by means of a stump.
v.i.
- to walk heavily or clumsily, as if with a wooden leg:The captain stumped across the deck.
- Governmentto make political campaign speeches;
electioneer.
- Middle Low German stump(e), Middle Dutch stomp (compare German Stumpf ); (verb, verbal) Middle English stumpen to stumble (as over a stump), derivative of the noun, nominal
- (noun, nominal) Middle English stompe, cognate with or 1200–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
stump /stʌmp/ n - the base part of a tree trunk left standing after the tree has been felled or has fallen
- the part of something, such as a tooth, limb, or blade, that remains after a larger part has been removed
- informal facetious (often plural) a leg
- any of three upright wooden sticks that, with two bails laid across them, form a wicket (the stumps)
Also called: tortillon a short sharply-pointed stick of cork or rolled paper or leather, used in drawing and shading- a heavy tread or the sound of heavy footsteps
- a platform used by an orator when addressing a meeting
vb - (transitive) to stop, confuse, or puzzle
- (intransitive) to plod or trudge heavily
- (transitive) (of a fielder, esp a wicketkeeper) to dismiss (a batsman) by breaking his wicket with the ball or with the ball in the hand while he is out of his crease
- chiefly US Canadian to campaign or canvass (an area), esp by political speech-making
Etymology: 14th Century: from Middle Low German stump; related to Dutch stomp, German Stumpf; see stampˈstumper n
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