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stump
(st/@/mp )

noun (n)

  • the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled(noun.plant)
    Synonym:
    tree stump
    source: wordnet30
  • the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed(noun.body)
    source: wordnet30
  • (cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    ambo, dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, soapbox
    source: wordnet30
  • The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • cause to be perplexed or confounded(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    This problem stumped her.
    Synonym:
    mix up
    source: wordnet30
  • walk heavily(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    stamp, stomp
    source: wordnet30
  • travel through a district and make political speeches(verb.competition)
    Example:
    The candidate stumped the Northeast.
    source: wordnet30
  • remove tree stumps from(verb.change)
    Example:
    Stump a field.
    source: wordnet30
  • To cut off a part of; to reduce to a stump; to lop.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To walk clumsily, as if on stumps.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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