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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.stompقُرْمَة الشَّجَرَهдънерpařezstubder Stumpfκούτσουροtocón, cepakändكندهkantosoucheגֶזָע כָּרוּתठूंठpanj(fa)tönktunggul kayustubbur, stúfurceppo切株(나무의) 그루터기, (베어낸 후 남은) 밑동kelmascelmstunggul kayustronk(tre)stubbepniaktocobuşteanпеньpeňštorpanjstubbeตอไม้kütük樹樁пеньدرخت کی ٹوٹی ہوءی شاخgốc 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. stompieجَدَعَه: ما يَتَبَقّى بعدَ قَطْعِ الشَّيءкоренpahýl, zbytekstumpder Stummelαπομεινάριmuñón; raigón (diente)konts, köntته؛ريشهtynkämoignon; chicot; boutגֶדֶםटुकड़ाbatrljak, škrbacsonkpuntungstubbur, stúfurmoncherino; radice, (dente rotto); mozzicone根(절단·사용·부러진 후) 남은 부분rąstgalys, liekana, galiukas, bigėgals; stumbenistunggulstompstump, stubbodłamek, kikut, końcówkacotociot; colţ; capătкультя; пенёк; огрызокpahýľ, zvyšokštrceljpanjstumpโคนkök(四肢、牙齒、鉛筆的)殘餘部分обрубок; ампутована кінцівкаپنسل یا سگار وغیرہ کا بچا ہوا ٹکڑاchân, mẩu（四肢、牙齿、铅笔的）残余部分

3 in cricket, one of the three upright sticks forming the wicket. paaltjieإحْدى الدَّعائِم الخَشَبِيَّه الثَّلاث في لُعْبَة الكريكيتедна от пръчките на вратата в крикетаtyčka (kriketová)gærdepindder Torstabπασσαλίσκος (στο κρίκετ)palo, posteväravapostميله هدفveräjän hilapiquetמָקֵלडंडा, स्टम्पjedan od tri stupića koji tvore vrata u kriketutonggakstaur, hællpiolo, paletto柱?크리켓? 삼주문의 기둥kuolelismietiņšpancangstumppalikpauuna dintre cele trei şipci (la jocul de crichet)столбикtyčkajedan od štapova u kriketugrindpinneเสาในกีฬาคริกเก็ตüç hedef sopalarından her biri(板球)三柱門的一柱спиця крикетних ворітکرکٹ کی ایک وکٹcọc 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 stapيَمْشي بِتَثاقُلвървя тежкоbelhat sestampestampfenπερπατώ βαριάandar pisando muy fuertekõmpimaبا گام هاي سنگين حركت كردنtömistelläaller à pas lourdsלְהַלֵך בִּצעֲדִים כְּבֶדִיםपैर पटक कर चलनाteško gaziti, tabatinehézkesen lépkedberjalan dengan langkah beratþrammacamminare (pesantemente)どしんどしんと歩く뚜벅뚜벅[] 걷다žingsniuoti, kaukšėtiiet smagiem soļiem; lāčotberjalan menghentak-hentakklossentrampe, klampeczłapaćpisar fortea mer­ge cu paşi greiтяжело ступатьísť ťažkým krokomhoditi s težkimi korakiteško gazitistulta, stövlaเดินลงเท้าหนัก ๆhantal adımlarla ağır ağır yürümek以重重的腳步走важко ступатиاکڑی ہوءی ٹانگوں سے چلناđi lộp cộp, cứng nhắc以重重的脚步走

2 to puzzle or baffle completely I'm stumped!vasgevra, verleëيُرْبِك، يُوَرِّطобърквамvyvést z mírybringe i vildredeverblüffenαφήνω κπ. άναυδο, μπερδεύω κπ.dejar perflejo, desconcertarhämmeldamaگيج شدنhämmentääestomaquerלְהָבִיךआउट कर देनाzbuniti, smestizavarba hozmembuat herangera orðlausansconcertare, imbarazzare困らせる난처하게 하다, 당황하게 하다apstulbinti, suglumintiapmulsinātberasa hairanversteld doen staansette til veggs, stå helt fastzaskoczyć, zbić z tropudeixar perplexoa lăsa perplexозадачиватьvyviesť z mieryzbegatizapanjitiförbluffad, helt ställdทำให้งงşaşırmak使惶惑ставити у безвихідьچکر میں ڈال دیناlàm 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, stompagtigقَصير مُمْتَلئ الجِسْمкъс и дебелpahýlovitýstumpetstumpfartigκοντόχοντροςachaparrado, corto y regordetetöntsكوتاه و كلفتlyhyenläntä, töpö-trapuגוּץगोल-मटोल, हथकटा व्यक्ति या शाखा विहीन वृक्षkratak i debeo, zdepastzömökdan gemukkubbslegurcorto; tozzoずんぐりした그루터기 모양의; 몽톡한trumpas ir storasīss; strupskontotstompstumpet, kort og tykkkrótki i grubyrombudobondocкороткий и толстыйhrubý a krátkyštrcljastzdepastknubbig, trubbig, stubbadมีตอไม้เต็มไปหมด; เตี้ยหนาküt粗短的кремезний; присадкуватийپستہ قد اور گٹھیلاlùn mập粗短的

stump up

to pay (a sum of money), often unwillingly We all stumped up $2 for his present.onwillig betaalيَدْفَعُ دَيْنا بِغَيْر رَغْبَهизръсвам сеvysolit (peníze)ryste op medberappenξηλώνομαι (μτφ.), πληρώνω απρόθυμαdesembolsarkinni maksmaسلفيدنpulittaapayerלְשָלֵםचुकानाisplatitileszúrmembayar de ngan terpaksapunga útsborsare, sganciare支払う(흔히 마지못해) 지불하다sukrapštyti(ar grūtībām) savākt; sagrabinātmembayar dengan terpaksaopdokkenpunge ut(wy)bulićdesembolsarвыкладывать (деньги)vysoliť (peniaze)odštetiplatitipunga ut medยอมจ่ายเงินgönülsüzce ödemek(被迫)拿出一筆錢викладати грошіرقم ادا کرناtrả một số tiền（被迫）拿出一笔钱