English to English
stump
(st/@/mp
)
noun (n)
- the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled(noun.plant)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
- 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.
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