
3.The legs; as, to stir one's stumps.
Leg stump
(Cricket) the stump nearest to the batsman.
Off stump
(Cricket) the stump farthest from the batsman.
Stump tracery
To go on the stump
to engage in making public addresses for electioneering purposes; - a phrase derived from the practice of using a stump for a speaker's platform in newly-settled districts. Hence also the phrases stump orator, stump speaker, stump speech, stump oratory, etc.
on the stump
campaigning for public office; running for election to office.
v. t.1.To cut off a part of; to reduce to a stump; to lop.
[imp. & p. p. Stumped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Stumping.]
Around the stumped top soft moss did grow.
- Dr. H. More.
3.To challenge; also, to nonplus.
5.(Cricket) To put (a batsman) out of play by knocking off the bail, or knocking down the stumps of the wicket he is defending while he is off his allotted ground; - sometimes with out.
To stump it
a - To go afoot; hence, to run away; to escape
b - To make electioneering speeches.
- Ld. Lytton.
v. i.1.To walk clumsily, as if on stumps.
To stump up
to pay cash.
- Halliwell.
Noun1.stump - the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
Synonyms: tree stump
2.stump - the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed
3.stump - (cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket
4.Stumpstump - a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
Verb1.stump - cause to be perplexed or confounded; "This problem stumped her"
Synonyms: mix up
2.stump - walk heavily; "The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots"
Synonyms: stamp, stomp
3.stump - travel through a district and make political speeches; "the candidate stumped the Northeast"
4.stump - remove tree stumps from; "stump a field"
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