stump

Meaning of stump

noun
  1. the bottom part of a tree left projecting from the ground after most of the trunk has fallen or been cut down.
  2. each of the three upright pieces of wood which form a wicket.
  3. a cylinder with conical ends made of rolled paper or other soft material, used for softening or blending marks made with a crayon or pencil.
  4. used in relation to political campaigning.
    his jibes at his opponents may have won him some support on the stump early in his campaign
    an inspiring stump speaker
verb
  1. (of a question or problem) be too hard for; baffle.
    education chiefs were stumped by some of the exam questions
  2. walk stiffly and noisily.
    he stumped away on short thick legs
  3. (of a wicketkeeper) dismiss (a batsman) by dislodging the bails with the ball while the batsman is out of the crease but not running.
  4. travel around (a district) making political speeches.
    there is no chance that he will be well enough to stump the country
  5. use a stump on (a drawing, line, etc.).

Middle English (denoting a part of a limb remaining after an amputation): from Middle Low German stump(e ) or Middle Dutch stomp . The early sense of the verb was ‘stumble’.

Information about stump

  • The plural form of stump is: stumps.
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Hyphenation of stump

stump

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • stump is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

stump synonyms

Meaning dais:

dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, ambo, soapbox

Meaning stomp:

stomp, stamp

Meaning totally bewilder or perplex:

baffle

Meaning make (someone) feel completely baffled:

perplex

Meaning cause (someone) to feel confused because they cannot understand something:

puzzle

Meaning make (someone) bewildered or perplexed:

confuse

Meaning cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by not according with their expectations:

confound

Meaning cause (someone) to become perplexed and confused:

bewilder

Meaning utterly bewilder or perplex (someone):

mystify

Meaning surprise and confuse (someone) so much that they are unsure how to react:

nonplus

Meaning be impossible for (someone) to understand:

defeat

Meaning perplex (someone) greatly; bewilder:

flummox

Meaning baffle or deceive (someone):

fox

Meaning propel (something) with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand:

throw

Meaning baffle (someone) completely:

floor

Meaning disconcert or confuse (someone):

discombobulate

Meaning cause to lose one's way; lead or drive astray:

wilder

Meaning cover (an area of ground) with gravel:

gravel

Meaning be dazed and confused:

maze

Meaning make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible:

obfuscate

Meaning walk with a heavy tread:

clomp

Meaning form a clump or clumps:

clump

Meaning move in a slow, heavy, awkward way:

lumber

Meaning walk slowly and with heavy steps, typically because of exhaustion or harsh conditions:

trudge

Meaning walk doggedly and slowly with heavy steps:

plod

Meaning hit or strike heavily, especially with the fist or a blunt implement:

thump

Meaning move, fall, or strike something with a dull, heavy sound:

thud

Meaning strike or put down (something) forcefully and noisily:

bang

Meaning thunder sounds:

thunder

Meaning move clumsily or with great effort:

sprauchle

Translation of stump

Anagrams of stump

sumpt, tumps

Words that rhyme with stump

tump, metump

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