Stump

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 where a campaign takes place.
 * 3)  An occasion at which the campaign takes place.
 * 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.
 * 6) A wooden or concrete pole used to support a house.

Derived terms

 * stumps
 * pull up stumps
 * on the stump
 * take the stump

Verb

 * 1)  to stop, confuse, or puzzle
 * 2)  to baffle; to be unable to find an answer to a question or problem.
 * ''This last question has me stumped.
 * 1)   to campaign
 * He’s been stumping for that reform for months.
 * 1)  to get a batsman out stumped
 * 2)  to walk heavily or clumsily, plod, trudge

Related terms

 * stumped

Thesaurus
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Etymology
From stumpe:, stompe:, from or akin to  stump:, from, from. Cognate with stomp:,  stumph:,  stumpr:. More at.

Noun

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 * Korean: 그루터기 (geuruteogi)
 * Macedonian: пенушка
 * Polish: pniak,


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 * Cyrillic: пањ
 * Roman: panj
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 * Spanish: tocón tree, muñón  arm, leg or tail raíz  tooth, punta final  pencil, cabo  candle
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Anagrams

 * tumps

Noun

 * 1) stump; something which has been cut off or continuously shortened, such as a very short pencil

Derived terms

 * fimp