Stump - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed
- (cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket
- a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it (syn: dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, soapbox)
verb
- travel through a district and make political speeches
Extra examples
At the same time he set his wooden stump upon my foot.
He has stumped every tree.
These plants require, before being planted out, to be stumped.
He stumped in and sat down with a sigh of relief.
I am stumped for an answer.
Tory orators were stumping the country.
There was only a stump of the candle left.
The doctors were stumped and had to call in a specialist.
He stumped down the hall.
Alexander has been stumping in New Hampshire.
Haven't you heard, my dear fellow, we are stumped? (T. Hook)
This problem stumped her
Every convenient stump pedestalled its orator.
Shall I have to stump up for the wedding?
The tree stump serves as a table
Word forms
I/you/we/they: stump
he/she/it: stumps
present participle: stumping
past tense: stumped
past participle: stumped
singular: stump
plural: stumps
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