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Verb
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stumps, plural;
  1. (of a question or problem) Be too hard for; baffle
    • - education chiefs were stumped by some of the exam questions
  2. Be at a loss; be unable to work out what to do or say
    • - detectives are stumped for a reason for the attack
  3. Walk stiffly and noisily
    • - he stumped away on short thick legs
  4. Travel around (a district) making political speeches
    • - there is no chance that he will be well enough to stump the country
    • - the two men had come to the city to stump for the presidential candidate
  5. Use a stump on (a drawing, line, etc.)

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. The small projecting remnant of something that has been cut or broken off or worn away
    • - the stump of an amputated arm
  3. Each of the three upright pieces of wood that form a wicket

  4. 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

  5. Engaged in or involving political campaigning
    • - he is an inspiring stump speaker
  1. the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
  2. cause to be perplexed or confounded; "This problem stumped her"
  3. stomp: walk heavily; "The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots"
  4. the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed
  5. (cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket
  6. travel through a district and make political speeches; "the candidate stumped the Northeast"
  7. Stump were an Anglo-Irish indie/experimental/rock group featuring former Microdisney members Mick Lynch (vocals) and Rob McKahey (drums), along with Kev Hopper (bass) and Chris Salmon (guitar). They formed in London in 1983. The original vocalist was Nick Hobbs, who left early on to form The Shrubs.
  8. Stump is a term used in the sport of cricket where it has three different meanings: 1. part of the wicket, 2. a manner of dismissing a batsman, and 3. the end of the day's play ("stumps").
  9. A stump is a cylindrical drawing tool, tapered at the ends and usually made of rolled paper, used by artists to smudge or blend marks made with charcoal, Conté crayon, pencil or other drawing media. By its use, gradations and half tones can be produced. ...
  10. Stump is an American drinking game played with a hammer, nails, a tree stump, and beer. The exact place of origin is vague, but evidence suggests it was invented somewhere in the northeastern US. The game is likely a derivative of Hammerschlagen.
  11. After a tree has been cut and felled, the stump or tree stump is usually a small remaining portion of the trunk with the roots still in the ground. Stumps may show the age-defining rings of a tree. The study of these rings is known as dendrochronology.
  12. St. Botolph's Church is a parish church in the Church of England in Boston, Lincolnshire. It is famous for its extraordinarily tall tower, known as the Boston Stump.
  13. The remains of something that has been cut off; especially the remains of a tree, the remains of a limb; The place where a campaign takes place; An occasion at which the campaign takes place; One of three small wooden posts which together with the bails make the wicket and that the fielding ...
  14. (stumped) Perplexed, at a loss; To be out by being stumped by the wicket keeper
  15. (Stumped) is similar except that it is done by the wicketkeeper after the batsman has missed the bowled ball and has stepped out of his ground; the keeper must break the wicket with the ball in his hand for a stumping (if the keeper throws the ball at the wicket, it is a run out)
  16. (Stumped) This rule was first used in 1994 when Shane Warne bowled a Mars Bar to Mike Gatting, short of a length. As Gatting stepped out of his crease to pick up the Mars Bar he was stumped by the Wicket Keeper. ...
  17. (stumped (see pic above)) An "out" which is made by the catcher/wicket-keeper, catching the batter out of his ground when he is trying to hit...and misses..
  18. (Stumping (Blocking)) In the book arena, hot die, foil or other means in creating an image on a case bound book.
  19. (Stumping) Process of impressing book covers, etc., using hot die, brass types, or blocks. See also Blocking. See also Blocking.
  20. (Stumping) campaigning or attending a political rally on behalf of and to garner support for another candidate running for office.  As in: The President was in Ohio today stumping for the candidates up for congressional elections.
  21. (Stumps) The butts (remnants) of sawed off trees.  Usually include the dead root structure of a tree.
  22. (Stumps) The three upright timber sticks at each end of the pitch. Sitting atop each set of stumps are two bails. A term also used to describe the end of a days play. See Stumps Measurements
  23. (STUMPS) Legs. To stir one’s stumps; to walk fast.
  24. (Stumps) These are the 3 wooden sticks that are placed at each end of the pitch. Bails are placed on top and together they can be known as wickets. The batsman’s aim is to protect his wickets/stumps.
  25. (Stumps) To dream of a stump, foretells you are to have reverses and will depart from your usual mode of living. To see fields of stumps, signifies you will be unable to defend yourself from the encroachments of adversity. ...