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单词 stumplike
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
stump /stʌmp/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. the lower end of a tree trunk left standing after the upper part falls or is cut off.
  2. the part of a limb of the body remaining after the rest has been cut off.
  3. any base part or short piece left after the main part has been removed;
    stub.
  4. Government a campaign tour for political speechmaking;
    circuit:[usually singular]to go on the stump and meet the common folk.

v. 
  1. to confuse, baffle, or cause (someone) to be at a loss:[+ object]The question stumped me.
  2. Governmentto make political campaign speeches in or to: [+ object]to stump a state.[no object]stumping for votes.
  3. 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 © 2024
stump (stump),USA pronunciation  n. 
  1. 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.
  2. the part of a limb of the body remaining after the rest has been cut off.
  3. Dentistrya part of a broken or decayed tooth left in the gum.
  4. a short remnant, as of a candle;
    stub.
  5. any basal part remaining after the main or more important part has been removed.
  6. an artificial leg.
  7. Informal TermsUsually, stumps. legs:Stir your stumps and get out of here.
  8. a short, stocky person.
  9. a heavy step or gait, as of a wooden-legged or lame person.
  10. Governmentthe figurative place of political speechmaking:to go on the stump.
  11. Furniturea support for the front end of the arm of a chair, sofa, etc. Cf. post 1 (def. 2).
  12. 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.
  13. Sport[Cricket.]each of the three upright sticks that, with the two bails laid on top of them, form a wicket.
  14. 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. 
  1. to reduce to a stump;
    truncate;
    lop.
  2. Agricultureto clear of stumps, as land.
  3. Dialect Terms[Chiefly Southern U.S.]to stub, as one's toe.
  4. to nonplus, embarrass, or render completely at a loss:This riddle stumps me.
  5. to challenge or dare to do something.
  6. Governmentto make political campaign speeches to or in:to stump a state.
  7. 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.
  8. Fine Artto tone or modify (a crayon drawing, pencil rendering, etc.) by means of a stump.

v.i. 
  1. to walk heavily or clumsily, as if with a wooden leg:The captain stumped across the deck.
  2. 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
stumpless, adj. 
stumplike′, adj. 

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