stump

UK /stʌmp/ US /stʌmp/
noun 5verb 5name 1

Definitions

noun

1

The remains of something that has been cut off; especially the remains of a tree, the remains of a limb.

2

The place or occasion at which a campaign takes place; the husting.

3

A place or occasion at which a person harangues or otherwise addresses a group in a manner suggesting political oration.

Paul Muniment had taken hold of Hyacinth, and said, 'I'll trouble you to stay, you little desperado. I'll be blowed if I ever expected to see you on the stump!'

4

One of three small wooden posts which together with the bails make the wicket and that the fielding team attempt to hit with the ball.

5

An artists’ drawing tool made of rolled paper used to smudge or blend marks made with charcoal, Conté crayon, pencil or other drawing media.

verb

1

To stop, confuse, or puzzle.

2

To baffle; to make unable to find an answer to a question or problem.

This last question has me stumped.

3

To campaign.

He’s been stumping for that reform for months.

4

To travel over (a state, a district, etc.) giving speeches for electioneering purposes.

5

To get a batsman out stumped.

name

1

A surname.

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