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stump

(stŭmp)

1. The part of a tree trunk left protruding from the ground after the tree has fallen or has been felled.

2. A part, as of a branch, limb, or tooth, remaining after the main part has been cut away, broken off, or worn down.

a. stumps Informal The legs.

b. An artificial leg.

4. Derogatory A short, thickset person.

5. A heavy footfall.

6. A place or an occasion used for political or campaign oratory: candidates out on the stump.

7. A short, pointed roll of leather or paper or wad of rubber for rubbing on a charcoal or pencil drawing to shade or soften it.

8. Sports Any of the three upright sticks in a cricket wicket.

v. stumped, stump·ing, stumps

v.tr.

1. To reduce to a stump.

2. To clear stumps from: stump a field.

3. To stub (a toe or foot).

4. To walk over heavily or clumsily.

5. To traverse (a district or region) making political speeches.

6. To shade (a drawing) with a stump.

7. To challenge (someone); dare.

8. To cause to be at a loss; baffle: stumped the teacher with a question.

v.intr.

1. To walk heavily or clumsily.

2. To go about making political speeches.

[Middle English stumpe, possibly from Middle Low German stump.]

stump′er n.

stump′i·ness n.

stump′y adj.

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stump

(stʌmp)

1. (Forestry) 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 to move or become active

4. (Cricket) cricket any of three upright wooden sticks that, with two bails laid across them, form a wicket (the stumps)

5. (Art Terms) 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. (Rhetoric) a platform used by an orator when addressing a meeting

8. (Building) (often plural) Austral a pile used to support a house

9. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) on the stump chiefly US and Canadian engaged in campaigning, esp by political speech-making

10. (tr) to stop, confuse, or puzzle

11. (intr) to plod or trudge heavily

12. (Cricket) (tr) cricket (of a fielder, esp a wicketkeeper) to dismiss (a batsman) by breaking his wicket with the ball or with the ball in the hand while he is out of his crease

13. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) chiefly US and Canadian to campaign or canvass (an area), esp by political speech-making

14. (Forestry) (tr) to reduce to a stump; lop

15. (Forestry) (tr) to clear (land) of stumps

[C14: from Middle Low German stump; related to Dutch stomp, German Stumpf; see stamp]

ˈstumper n

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stump

(stʌmp)

n.

1. the lower end of a tree trunk or plant 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. a part of a broken or decayed tooth left in the gum.

4. any base part or short remnant remaining after the main part has been removed; stub.

5. an artificial leg.

6. Usu., stumps.Informal. the legs.

7. a short, stocky person.

8. a heavy, sometimes uneven step or gait.

9. the figurative place of political speechmaking: to go on the stump.

10. a short, thick roll of paper, leather, etc., usu. 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.

11. each of the three upright sticks that, with the two bails laid on top of them, form a wicket in cricket.

v.t.

12. to reduce to a stump; truncate; lop.

13. to clear of stumps, as land.

14. to nonplus or render completely at a loss: The question stumped me.

15. to challenge or dare to do something.

16. to make political campaign speeches to or in: to stump a state.

17. Chiefly Southern U.S. to stub, as one's toe.

18. (of the wicketkeeper in cricket) to put (a batsman) out by knocking down a stump or by dislodging a bail with the ball held in the hand while the batsman is off his ground.

19. to tone or modify (a drawing) with a stump.

v.i.

20. to walk heavily or clumsily, as if with a wooden leg.

21. to make political campaign speeches.

Idioms:

up a stump, at a loss; perplexed.

[1200–50; (n.) Middle English stompe, c. or < Middle Dutch stomp, Middle Low German stump(e); compare Old High German stumpf]

stump′er, n.

stump•y, adj. -i•er, -i•est.

stump

Past participle: stumped
Gerund: stumping

Imperative
stump
stump

Present
I stump
you stump
he/she/it stumps
we stump
you stump
they stump

Preterite
I stumped
you stumped
he/she/it stumped
we stumped
you stumped
they stumped

Present Continuous
I am stumping
you are stumping
he/she/it is stumping
we are stumping
you are stumping
they are stumping

Present Perfect
I have stumped
you have stumped
he/she/it has stumped
we have stumped
you have stumped
they have stumped

Past Continuous
I was stumping
you were stumping
he/she/it was stumping
we were stumping
you were stumping
they were stumping

Past Perfect
I had stumped
you had stumped
he/she/it had stumped
we had stumped
you had stumped
they had stumped

Future
I will stump
you will stump
he/she/it will stump
we will stump
you will stump
they will stump

Future Perfect
I will have stumped
you will have stumped
he/she/it will have stumped
we will have stumped
you will have stumped
they will have stumped

Future Continuous
I will be stumping
you will be stumping
he/she/it will be stumping
we will be stumping
you will be stumping
they will be stumping

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been stumping
you have been stumping
he/she/it has been stumping
we have been stumping
you have been stumping
they have been stumping

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been stumping
you will have been stumping
he/she/it will have been stumping
we will have been stumping
you will have been stumping
they will have been stumping

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been stumping
you had been stumping
he/she/it had been stumping
we had been stumping
you had been stumping
they had been stumping

Conditional
I would stump
you would stump
he/she/it would stump
we would stump
you would stump
they would stump

Past Conditional
I would have stumped
you would have stumped
he/she/it would have stumped
we would have stumped
you would have stumped
they would have stumped

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stump

Any of the three upright wooden sticks that form a wicket.

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Noun	1.	stump - the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled tree stump plant part, plant structure - any part of a plant or fungus tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms stool - (forestry) the stump of a tree that has been felled or headed for the production of saplings
	2.	stump - the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity tooth - hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense limb - one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
	3.	stump - (cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket cricket - a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs post - an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them" grille, lattice, wicket - small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted
	4.	stump - a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it ambo, dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, soapbox platform - a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform"
Verb	1.	stump - cause to be perplexed or confounded; "This problem stumped her" mix up bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, baffle, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, stupefy, amaze, gravel, vex, pose, stick, beat, get - be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
	2.	stump - walk heavily; "The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots" stamp, stomp walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
	3.	stump - travel through a district and make political speeches; "the candidate stumped the Northeast" campaign, run - run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; "Who's running for treasurer this year?"
	4.	stump - remove tree stumps from; "stump a field" clear - remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road"

stump

noun

1. tail end, end, remnant, remainder The tramp produced a stump of candle from his pocket.

verb

1. baffle, confuse, puzzle, snooker, foil, bewilder, confound, perplex, mystify, outwit, stymie, flummox, bring (someone) up short, dumbfound, nonplus Well, maybe I stumped you on that one.

2. stamp, clump, stomp (informal), trudge, plod, clomp The marshal stumped out of the room.

stump something up (Brit. informal) (with money or a sum of money as object) pay, fork out (slang), shell out (informal), contribute, hand over, donate, chip in (informal), cough up (informal), come across with (informal) Customers do not have to stump up cash for at least four weeks.

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stump

verb

1. To move heavily:

clump, galumph, hulk, lumber, lump.

2. Informal. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose:

baffle, balk, check, checkmate, defeat, foil, frustrate, stymie, thwart.

Informal: cross.

Idiom: cut the ground from under.

3. Informal. To make incapable of finding something to think, do, or say:

confound, nonplus.

Informal: flummox, stick, throw.

Slang: beat.

Idiom: put someone at a loss.

Translations

قُرْمَة الشَّجَرَهيُرْبِك، يُوَرِّطيَمْشي بِتَثاقُل

belhat sepahýlpařeztyčkatvyvést z míry

bringe i vildredegærdepindstampestubstump

Stummel Stumpf Torstab verblüffen stampfen

cepa muñón tocón palo poste

moignon piquet souche tronçon estomaquer

csonkfatönkjátékból kiütnehézkesen lépkedtönk

gera orîlausanòrammaslá útstaur, hællstubbur, stúfur

camminare pesantemente ceppo imbarazzare mettere fuori gara mozzare

bigėkaukšėtikelmasliekanasukrapštyti

apmulsinātcelmsgalsiet smagiem soļiemlāčot

stå helt fast stump trestubbe

культяпка огрызок пень

ísť ťažkým krokompahýľpeň

štor

hantal adımlarla ağır ağır yürümekkök kütükşaşırmaküç hedef sopalarından her biri

三柱门的一柱以重重的脚步走使惶惑树桩残余部分

stump

[stʌmp]

A. N

1. (gen) → cabo m; [of limb] → muñón m; [of tree] → tocón m; [of tooth] → raigón m
to find o.s. up a stump (US) → quedarse de piedra, estar perplejo

2. (Cricket) → palo m

3. (Art) → difumino m, esfumino m

4. to be or go on the stump (US) (Pol) → hacer campaña electoral

5. (= leg) → pierna f
see also stir B2

B. VT

1. (= perplex) → dejar perplejo or confuso
I'm completely stumped → estoy totalmente perplejo
to be stumped for an answer → no tener respuesta

2. (Cricket) → eliminar

3. to stump the country (US) (Pol) recorrer el país pronunciando discursos

C. VI (= hobble, limp) → renquear, cojear

stump up (Brit)

A. VT + ADV to stump up five pounds → apoquinar cinco libras, desembolsar cinco libras (for sth para comprar algo or por algo)

B. VI + ADV → apoquinar, soltar la guita (for sth para pagar algo)

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stump

[ˈstʌmp]

[tree] → souche f

[limb] → moignon m

(US) (POLITICS) (during election campaign) to be on the stump → faire campagne

vt
to be stumped → sécher, ne pas savoir que répondre
to be stumped for words → chercher ses motsstump speech n (US) (POLITICS) → discours m de campagne

stump

(of tree, limb, tooth) → Stumpf m; (of candle, pencil, tail, cigar) → Stummel m; (Cricket) → Stab m; to stir one’s stumps (inf) → sich rühren, sich regen

(US Pol: = platform) → Rednertribüne f; stump speaker → Wahlredner(in) m(f); to go out on the stumps → (öffentlich or vor Ort) als Redner auftreten

(Cricket) → ausschalten (durch Umwerfen der Stäbe)

(fig inf) you’ve got me stumped → da bin ich überfragt; I’m stumped by that problem, that problem’s got me stumped → ich bin mit meiner Weisheit or meinem Latein am Ende (inf); to be stumped for an answer → um eine Antwort verlegen sein

(US Pol) to stump the country → Wahl(kampf)reisen durch das Land machen

vi (inf) → stapfen; to stump along/about → entlang-/herumstapfen

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stump

[stʌmp]

1. n (of limb) → moncone m; (of pencil, tail) → mozzicone m; (of tree) → troncone m; (of tooth) → pezzo (Cricket) → paletto (della porta)

2. vt (perplex) → sconcertare, lasciare perplesso/a
to be stumped for an answer → essere incapace di rispondere

3. vi to stump in/out → entrare/uscire con passo pesante

stump up

1. vt + adv (fam) → sganciare, sborsare

2. vi + adv (fam) → sborsare i soldi, sganciare i soldi

stump

(stamp) noun

1. the part of a tree left in the ground after the trunk has been cut down. He sat on a (tree-)stump and ate his sandwiches.

2. the part of a limb, tooth, pencil etc remaining after the main part has been cut or broken off, worn away etc.

3. in cricket, one of the three upright sticks forming the wicket.

verb

1. to walk with heavy, stamping steps. He stumped angrily out of the room.

2. to puzzle or baffle completely. I'm stumped!

ˈstumpy adjective

being a stump; short and thick like a stump. The cat had a stumpy tail.

stump up

to pay (a sum of money), often unwillingly. We all stumped up $2 for his present.

stump

n. muñón, parte que queda de una extremidad amputada.

stump

n (anat) muñón m

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Any time these ten years, they tell me, has that man held up that picture, and exhibited that stump to an incredulous world.

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Not, however, towards the 'shops' where cunning artificers work in pearls and diamonds and gold and silver, making their hands so rich, that the enriched water in which they wash them is bought for the refiners;--not towards these does Mr Wegg stump, but towards the poorer shops of small retail traders in commodities to eat and drink and keep folks warm, and of Italian frame-makers, and of barbers, and of brokers, and of dealers in dogs and singing-birds.

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Close beside him was the bread stump of a tree, which appeared to have been recently cut down.

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It happened that a Fox caught its tail in a trap, and in struggling to release himself lost all of it but the stump. At first he was ashamed to show himself among his fellow foxes.

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"I know a trick worth two of that." And he slipped into a hollow stump.

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Now when he was not hindering her, she knew what to do, and without looking at what was under her feet, and to her vexation stumbling over a high stump into the water, but righting herself with her strong, supple legs, she began making the circle which was to make all clear to her.

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The sight of such an implement collected all the idle spectators to the spot, who, being mostly boys, filled the air with cries of exultation and delight The gun was pointed high, and Richard, holding a coal of fire in a pair of tongs, patiently took his seat on a stump, awaiting the appearance of a flock worthy of his notice.

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"You take the branch next the willow stump, I b'lieve; or else the branch by the gopher holes; or else--"

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There was a yellow and withered stump some way off, seen under the drooping branches of a lofty oak.

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Or I was attracted by the passage of wild pigeons from this wood to that, with a slight quivering winnowing sound and carrier haste; or from under a rotten stump my hoe turned up a sluggish portentous and outlandish spotted salamander, a trace of Egypt and the Nile, yet our contemporary.

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"Why, he took and dipped his hand in a rotten stump where the rain-water was."

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He turned his head and blinked at the men who shouted, at the same time wagging his stump of a tail good-naturedly.