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stump

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stump  (stmp)
n.
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.
3.
a. stumps Informal The legs.
b. An artificial leg.
4. 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.]

stumper n.
stumpi·ness n.
stumpy adj.

stump [stʌmp]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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. (Team Sports / Cricket) Cricket any of three upright wooden sticks that, with two bails laid across them, form a wicket (the stumps)
5. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / 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. (Literature / Rhetoric) a platform used by an orator when addressing a meeting
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy)
on the stump Chiefly US and Canadian engaged in campaigning, esp by political speech-making
9. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) (often plural) Austral a pile used to support a house
vb
1. (tr) to stop, confuse, or puzzle
2. (intr) to plod or trudge heavily
3. (Team Sports / 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
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Chiefly US and Canadian to campaign or canvass (an area), esp by political speech-making
5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) (tr) to reduce to a stump; lop
6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) (tr) to clear (land) of stumps
[from Middle Low German stump; related to Dutch stomp, German Stumpf; see stamp]
stumper  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.stumpstump - the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
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.stumpstump - a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
platform - a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform"
Verb1.stump - cause to be perplexed or confounded; "This problem stumped her"
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"
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
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.
Translations
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 stumpedestoy totalmente perplejo
to be stumped for an answerno 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 poundsapoquinar cinco libras, desembolsar cinco libras (for sth para comprar algo or por algo)
B. VI + ADVapoquinar, soltar la guita (for sth para pagar algo)

stump [ˈstʌmp]
n
[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 mots
stump speech n (US) (POLITICS)discours m de campagne

stump
n
(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 speakerWahlredner(in) m(f); to go out on the stumps(öffentlich or vor Ort) als Redner auftreten
vt
(Cricket) → ausschalten (durch Umwerfen der Stäbe)
(fig inf) you’ve got me stumpedda bin ich überfragt; I’m stumped by that problem, that problem’s got me stumpedich bin mit meiner Weisheit or meinem Latein am Ende (inf); to be stumped for an answerum eine Antwort verlegen sein
(US Pol) to stump the countryWahl(kampf)reisen durch das Land machen
vi (inf)stapfen; to stump along/aboutentlang-/herumstapfen

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/outentrare/uscire con passo pesante
stump up
1. vt + adv (fam) → sganciare, sborsare
2. vi + adv (fam) → sborsare i soldi, sganciare i soldi

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/outentrare/uscire con passo pesante
stump up
1. vt + adv (fam) → sganciare, sborsare
2. vi + adv (fam) → sborsare i soldi, sganciare i soldi

stump
n stump [stamp]
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. stomp قُرْمَة الشَّجَرَه дънер pařez stub der Stumpf κούτσουρο tocón, cepa känd كنده kanto souche גֶזָע כָּרוּת ठूंठ panj (fa)tönk tunggul kayu stubbur, stúfur ceppo 切株 그루터기 kelmas celms tunggul kayu stronk (tre)stubbe pniak toco buştean пень peň štor panj stubbe ตอไม้ kütük 樹樁 пень درخت کی ٹوٹی ہوءی شاخ gốc cây
2 the part of a limb, tooth, pencil etc remaining after the main part has been cut or broken off, worn away etc. stompie جَدَعَه: ما يَتَبَقّى بعدَ قَطْعِ الشَّيء корен pahýl, zbytek stump der Stummel απομεινάρι muñón; raigón (diente) konts, könt ته؛ريشه tynkä moignon; chicot; bout גֶדֶם टुकड़ा batrljak, škrba csonk puntung stubbur, stúfur moncherino; radice, (dente rotto); mozzicone (이 등의) 남은 뿌리 rąstgalys, liekana, galiukas, bigė gals; stumbenis tunggul stomp stump, stubb odłamek, kikut, końcówka coto ciot; colţ; capăt культя; пенёк; огрызок pahýľ, zvyšok štrcelj panj stump โคน kök (四肢、牙齒、鉛筆的)殘餘部分 обрубок; ампутована кінцівка پنسل یا سگار وغیرہ کا بچا ہوا ٹکڑا chân, mẩu齿、
3 in cricket, one of the three upright sticks forming the wicket. paaltjie إحْدى الدَّعائِم الخَشَبِيَّه الثَّلاث في لُعْبَة الكريكيت една от пръчките на вратата в крикета tyčka (kriketová) gærdepind der Torstab πασσαλίσκος (στο κρίκετ) palo, poste väravapost ميله هدف veräjän hila piquet מָקֵל डंडा, स्टम्प jedan od tri stupića koji tvore vrata u kriketu tonggak staur, hæll piolo, paletto (크리켓의) 기둥 kuolelis mietiņš pancang stump palik pau una dintre cele trei şipci (la jocul de crichet) столбик tyčka jedan od štapova u kriketu grindpinne เสาในกีฬาคริกเก็ต üç hedef sopalarından her biri (板球)三柱門的一柱 спиця крикетних воріт کرکٹ کی ایک وکٹ cọc gôn
v
1 to walk with heavy, stamping steps He stumped angrily out of the room. swaar stap يَمْشي بِتَثاقُل вървя тежко belhat se stampe stampfen περπατώ βαριά andar pisando muy fuerte kõmpima با گام هاي سنگين حركت كردن tömistellä aller à pas lourds לְהַלֵך בִּצעֲדִים כְּבֶדִים पैर पटक कर चलना teško gaziti, tabati nehézkesen lépked berjalan dengan langkah berat þramma camminare (pesantemente) どしんどしんと歩く 무거운 발걸음으로 걷다 žingsniuoti, kaukšėti iet smagiem soļiem; lāčot berjalan menghentak-hentak klossen trampe, klampe człapać pisar forte a mer­ge cu paşi grei тяжело ступать ísť ťažkým krokom hoditi s težkimi koraki teško gaziti stulta, stövla เดินลงเท้าหนัก ๆ hantal adımlarla ağır ağır yürümek 以重重的腳步走 важко ступати اکڑی ہوءی ٹانگوں سے چلنا đi lộp cộp, cứng nhắc
2 to puzzle or baffle completely I'm stumped! vasgevra, verleë يُرْبِك، يُوَرِّط обърквам vyvést z míry bringe i vildrede verblüffen αφήνω κπ. άναυδο, μπερδεύω κπ. dejar perflejo, desconcertar hämmeldama گيج شدن hämmentää estomaquer לְהָבִיך आउट कर देना zbuniti, smesti zavarba hoz membuat heran gera orðlausan sconcertare, imbarazzare 困らせる 당황하게 하다 apstulbinti, sugluminti apmulsināt berasa hairan versteld doen staan sette til veggs, stå helt fast zaskoczyć, zbić z tropu deixar perplexo a lăsa perplex озадачивать vyviesť z miery zbegati zapanjiti förbluffad, helt ställd ทำให้งง şaşırmak 使惶惑 ставити у безвихідь چکر میں ڈال دینا làm ai bí, gây bối rối 使
adj stumpy
being a stump; short and thick like a stump The cat had a stumpy tail. kort, stompagtig قَصير مُمْتَلئ الجِسْم къс и дебел pahýlovitý stumpet stumpfartig κοντόχοντρος achaparrado, corto y regordete tönts كوتاه و كلفت lyhyenläntä, töpö- trapu גוּץ गोल-मटोल, हथकटा व्यक्ति या शाखा विहीन वृक्ष kratak i debeo, zdepast zömök dan gemuk kubbslegur corto; tozzo ずんぐりした 그루터기 같은, 딸딸막한 trumpas ir storas īss; strups kontot stomp stumpet, kort og tykk krótki i gruby rombudo bondoc короткий и толстый hrubý a krátky štrcljast zdepast knubbig, trubbig, stubbad มีตอไม้เต็มไปหมด; เตี้ยหนา küt 粗短的 кремезний; присадкуватий پستہ قد اور گٹھیلا lùn mập
stump up
to pay (a sum of money), often unwillingly We all stumped up $2 for his present. onwillig betaal يَدْفَعُ دَيْنا بِغَيْر رَغْبَه изръсвам се vysolit (peníze) ryste op med berappen ξηλώνομαι (μτφ.), πληρώνω απρόθυμα desembolsar kinni maksma سلفيدن pulittaa payer לְשָלֵם चुकाना isplatiti leszúr membayar de ngan terpaksa punga út sborsare, sganciare 支払う (마지못해) 지불하다 sukrapštyti (ar grūtībām) savākt; sagrabināt membayar dengan terpaksa opdokken punge ut (wy)bulić desembolsar выкладывать (деньги) vysoliť (peniaze) odšteti platiti punga ut med ยอมจ่ายเงิน gönülsüzce ödemek (被迫)拿出一筆錢 викладати гроші رقم ادا کرنا trả một số tiền


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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.
He will either push the stump out of the ground with his tusks, if he has any, or drag it out with ropes.
He turned his head and blinked at the men who shouted, at the same time wagging his stump of a tail good-naturedly.
 
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