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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.

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

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stumper n.

stumpi·ness n.

stumpy adj.

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stump

Noun

1. the base of a tree trunk left standing after the tree has been cut down or has fallen

2. the part of something, such as a tooth or limb, that remains after a larger part has been removed

3. Cricket any of three upright wooden sticks that, with two bails laid across them, form a wicket

Verb

1. to baffle or confuse (someone)

2. Cricket to dismiss (a batsman) by breaking his wicket with the ball

3. Chiefly US & Canad to campaign or canvass (an area), by political speech-making

4. to walk with heavy steps; trudge [Middle Low German]

Thesaurus

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"

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stump

noun 1. tail end, end, remnant, remainder

verb 2. baffle, confuse, puzzle, snooker, foil, bewilder, confound, perplex, mystify, outwit, stymie, flummox, bring (someone) up short, dumbfound, nonplus

verb 3. stamp, clump, stomp (informal) trudge, plod, clomp

stump something up Brit. (informal) (a sum of money) pay, fork out (slang) shell out (informal) contribute, hand over, donate, chip in (informal) cough up (informal) come across with (informal)

Translations

stump [stʌmp] n [of tree] → tocón m [of limb] → muñón m

vt to be stumped → quedarse perplejo;

to be stumped for an answer → quedarse sin saber qué contestar

stump [stʌmp] n → souche f [of limb]; moignon m

vt to be stumped → sécher, ne pas savoir que répondre

stump [stʌmp] n → Stumpf m

vt to be stumped → überfragt sein

stump [stʌmp] n → ceppo; [of limb] → moncone m

vt to be stumped for an answer → essere incapace di rispondere

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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 (나무의) 그루터기, (베어낸 후 남은) 밑동 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 树桩

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 根 (절단·사용·부러진 후) 남은 부분 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 （四肢、牙齿、铅笔的）残余部分

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 柱 ?크리켓? 삼주문의 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 （板球）三柱门的一柱

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 뚜벅뚜벅[] 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 以重重的脚步走

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 난처하게 하다, 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 使惶惑

adj ˈstumpy

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 모양의; 몽톡한 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 粗短的

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 (흔히 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 （被迫）拿出一笔钱