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stump
(stʌmp)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense stumps, present participle stumping, past tense, past participle stumped
1. countable noun
A stump is a small part of something that remains when the rest of it has been removed or broken off.
If you have a tree stump, check it for fungus.
The tramp produced a stump of candle from his deep pockets. [+ of]
Synonyms: tail end, end, remnant, remainder More Synonyms of stump
2. countable noun
In cricket, the stumps are the three wooden sticks that are placed upright in the ground to form the wicket.
3. verb
If you are stumped by a question or problem, you cannot think of any solution or answer to it.
John is stumped by an unexpected question. [be VERB-ed]
Well, maybe I stumped you on that one. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: baffle, confuse, puzzle, snooker More Synonyms of stump
4. verb
If you stump somewhere, you walk there with heavy steps.
[literary] The Marshal stepped over the vacuum-cleaner and stumped out of the room. [VERB preposition/adverb]
Synonyms: stamp, clump, stomp [informal], trudge More Synonyms of stump
5. verb
If politicians stump the country or stump for a candidate, they travel around making campaign speeches before an election.
[mainly US] He stumped the country for reform of Parliament. [VERB noun]
This week she's been stumping for candidates in the American midterm elections. [VERB + for]
[Also VERB]6.
See on the stump
Phrasal verbs:
See stump up
stump in British English
(stʌmp)
noun
1.
the base part of a tree trunk left standing after the tree has been felled or has fallen
2.
the part of something, such as a tooth, limb, or blade, that remains after a larger part has been removed
3. informal, facetious
a. (often plural)
a leg
b. stir one's stumps
4. cricket
any of three upright wooden sticks that, with two bails laid across them, form a wicket (the stumps)
5. Also called: tortillon
a short sharply-pointed stick of cork or rolled paper or leather, used in drawing and shading
6.
a heavy tread or the sound of heavy footsteps
7.
a platform used by an orator when addressing a meeting
8. (often plural) Australian
a pile used to support a house
9. draw stumps
10. on the stump
verb
11. (transitive)
to stop, confuse, or puzzle
12. (intransitive)
to plod or trudge heavily
13. (transitive) cricket
(of a fielder, esp a wicketkeeper) to dismiss (a batsman) by breaking the wicket with the ball or with the ball in the hand while he or she is out of the crease
14. mainly US and Canadian
to campaign or canvass (an area), esp by political speech-making
15. (transitive)
to reduce to a stump; lop
16. (transitive)
to clear (land) of stumps
Derived forms
stumper (ˈstumper) noun
Word origin
C14: from Middle Low German stump; related to Dutch stomp, German Stumpf; see stampstump in American English
(stʌmp)
noun
1.
the lower end of a tree or plant remaining in the ground after most of the stem or trunk has been cut off
2.
anything like a stump
; specif.,a.
the part of a limb or tooth left after the rest has been cut off, broken off, etc.
b.
the part of anything left after the main part is gone; butt; stub
the stump of a pencil
3. US
the place where a political speech is made; political rostrum
a figurative usage 4.
a.
the sound of a heavy, clumsy, tramping step
b.
such a step
5.
a pointed roll of leather or paper used for shading drawings in charcoal, pencil, crayon, pastel, etc.
6. [pl.]; Slang
the legs
7. Cricket
any of the three upright sticks of a wicket
verb transitive
8.
to reduce to a stump; lop
9.
to remove stumps from (land)
10. US
to travel over (a district), making political speeches; canvass
11.
to tone down or soften with a stump (sense 5)
12. Informal
to stub (one's toes, etc.)
13. US, Informal
to puzzle, perplex, or baffle
14. Cricket
to put (a batsman) out by striking a bail from the wicket with the ball while the batsman is out of his or her ground
said of the wicketkeeper verb intransitive
15.
to walk with a heavy, clumsy, thumping step, as with a wooden leg
16. US
to travel about, making political speeches
Idioms:
up a stump
Derived forms
stumper (ˈstumper) noun
Word origin
ME stumpfe, prob. < or akin to MLowG stump < IE *stomb- < base *steb(h)- > stamp, staff1; (sense 3) from earlier use of tree stumps as speakers' platformsMore idioms containingstump
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British English: stump NOUN
A stump is a small part of something that remains when the rest of it has been removed or broken off.
If you have a tree stump, check it for fungus.
- American English: stump
- Brazilian Portuguese: toco
- Chinese: 残余部分
- European Spanish: cepa
- French: souche
- German: Stumpf
- Italian: ceppodi albero
- Japanese: 切り株
- Korean: 그루터기
- European Portuguese: toco
- Latin American Spanish: cepa
British English: stump VERB
If you are stumped by a question or problem, you cannot think of any solution or answer to it.
He is stumped by an unexpected question.
- American English: stump
- Brazilian Portuguese: empacado
- Chinese: 难住
- European Spanish: quedarse bloqueado
- French: coller
- German: überfragen
- Italian: disorientare
- Japanese: 返答に困らせる
- Korean: 쩔쩔매게하다
- European Portuguese: empancado
- Latin American Spanish: quedarse bloqueado
All related terms of 'stump'
Chinese translation of 'stump'
stump
(stʌmp)
n (c)
- [of tree]
树(樹)桩(樁)
(shùzhuāng) - [of limb]
残(殘)肢
(cánzhī)
vt
- to be stumped
被难(難)倒
(bèi nándǎo)
(noun)
Definition
the part of something, such as a tooth or limb, that remains after a larger part has been removed
The man produced a stump of candle from his pocket.
Synonyms
tail end
end
an ashtray overflowing with cigarette ends
remnant
the remnants of Roman flooring
remainder
He gulped down the remainder of his coffee.
1 (verb)
Definition
to baffle or confuse (someone)
Well, maybe I stumped you on that one.
Synonyms
baffle
An apple tree producing square fruit is baffling experts.
confuse
Politics just confuses me.
puzzle
What puzzles me is why nobody has complained before now.
snooker
foil
A brave police chief foiled an armed robbery.
bewilder
The silence from her sister had hurt and bewildered her.
confound
For many years medical scientists were confounded by these seemingly contradictory facts.
perplex
problems that perplexed me
mystify
There was something strange in her attitude that mystified me.
outwit
stymie
Relief efforts have been stymied in recent weeks by armed gunmen.
flummox
This system has the potential to flummox most car thieves.
bring (someone) up short
dumbfound
The question dumbfounded him.
nonplus
2 (verb)
Definition
to walk with heavy steps
The marshal stumped out of the room.
Synonyms
stamp
She stamped her feet on the pavement to keep out the cold.
clump
They went clumping up the stairs to bed.
stomp (informal)
trudge
We had to trudge up the track back to the station.
plod
He plodded slowly up the hill.
clomp
phrasal verb
Additional synonyms
in the sense of bewilder
Definition
to confuse utterly
The silence from her sister had hurt and bewildered her.
Synonyms
confound,
surprise,
stun,
confuse,
puzzle,
baffle,
mix up,
daze,
perplex,
mystify,
stupefy,
befuddle,
flummox,
bemuse,
dumbfound,
nonplus,
flabbergast (informal)
in the sense of clump
Definition
to walk or tread heavily
They went clumping up the stairs to bed.
Synonyms
stomp,
stamp,
stump,
thump,
lumber,
tramp,
plod,
thud,
clomp
in the sense of confound
Definition
to astound or bewilder
For many years medical scientists were confounded by these seemingly contradictory facts.
Synonyms
bewilder,
baffle,
amaze,
confuse,
astonish,
startle,
mix up,
astound,
perplex,
surprise,
mystify,
flummox,
boggle the mind,
be all Greek to (informal),
dumbfound,
nonplus,
flabbergast (informal)
Synonyms of 'stump'
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of confuse
Definition
to perplex or disconcert
Politics just confuses me.
Synonyms
bewilder,
puzzle,
baffle,
perplex,
mystify,
fluster,
faze,
flummox,
bemuse,
be all Greek to (informal),
nonplus
in the sense of dumbfound
The question dumbfounded him.
Synonyms
amaze,
stun,
astonish,
confuse,
overwhelm,
stagger,
startle,
bewilder,
astound,
confound,
take aback,
bowl over (informal),
flummox,
nonplus,
flabbergast (informal)
in the sense of end
Definition
a remnant or fragment
an ashtray overflowing with cigarette ends
Synonyms
remnant,
butt,
bit,
stub,
scrap,
fragment,
stump,
remainder,
leftover,
tail end,
oddment,
tag end
in the sense of flummox
Definition
to puzzle or confuse
This system has the potential to flummox most car thieves.
Synonyms
baffle,
confuse,
stump,
perplex,
defeat,
fox,
puzzle,
bewilder,
mystify,
stymie,
bamboozle (informal),
bring up short,
nonplus
in the sense of foil
Definition
to baffle or frustrate (a person or an attempt)
A brave police chief foiled an armed robbery.
Synonyms
thwart,
stop,
check,
defeat,
disappoint,
counter,
frustrate,
hamper,
baffle,
elude,
balk,
circumvent,
outwit,
nullify,
checkmate,
nip in the bud,
put a spoke in (someone's) wheel (British)
in the sense of mystify
Definition
to confuse, bewilder, or puzzle
There was something strange in her attitude that mystified me.
Synonyms
puzzle,
confuse,
baffle,
bewilder,
beat (slang),
escape,
stump,
elude,
confound,
perplex,
bamboozle (informal),
flummox,
be all Greek to (informal),
nonplus,
befogin the sense of perplex
Definition
to puzzle or bewilder
problems that perplexed me
Synonyms
puzzle,
confuse,
stump,
baffle,
bewilder,
muddle,
confound,
beset,
mystify,
faze,
befuddle,
flummox,
bemuse,
dumbfound,
nonplus,
mix you up
in the sense of plod
Definition
to walk with heavy slow steps
He plodded slowly up the hill.
Synonyms
trudge,
drag,
tread,
clump,
lumber,
tramp,
stomp (informal),
slogin the sense of puzzle
Definition
to baffle or bewilder
What puzzles me is why nobody has complained before now.
Synonyms
perplex,
beat (slang),
confuse,
baffle,
stump,
bewilder,
confound,
mystify,
faze,
flummox,
bemuse,
nonplus
in the sense of remainder
Definition
a part or portion that is left after use or the passage of time
He gulped down the remainder of his coffee.
Synonyms
rest,
remains,
balance,
trace,
excess,
surplus,
butt,
remnant,
relic,
residue,
stub,
vestige(s),
tail end,
dregs,
oddment,
leavings,
residuum
Additional synonyms
in the sense of remnant
Definition
a surviving trace or vestige
the remnants of Roman flooring
Synonyms
remainder,
remains,
trace,
fragment,
end,
bit,
rest,
piece,
balance,
survival,
scrap,
butt,
shred,
hangover,
residue,
rump,
leftovers,
stub,
vestige,
tail end,
oddment,
residuum
in the sense of stymie
Definition
to hinder or foil (someone)
Relief efforts have been stymied in recent weeks by armed gunmen.
Synonyms
frustrate,
defeat,
foil,
thwart,
puzzle,
stump,
snooker,
hinder,
confound,
mystify,
balk,
flummox,
throw a spanner in the works (British, informal),
nonplus,
spike (someone's) guns
in the sense of trudge
Definition
to walk or plod heavily or wearily
We had to trudge up the track back to the station.
Synonyms
plod,
trek,
tramp,
traipse (informal),
march,
stump,
hike,
clump,
lumber,
slog,
drag yourself,
yomp,
walk heavily,
footslog
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