Stump

Meaning

Noun

●

In Amputation:

The

of something that has been

; especially the

of a

, the

of a limb.

●

In Politics:

The place or

at which a

; the husting.

●

A place or

at which a person

or otherwise

a group

political oration.

●

In Cricket:

One of three small

which

the

make the

the

team

to

the ball.

●

An

’

used to

or

made with

, Conté

,

or other

media.

●

A

or

used to support a house.

●

A leg.

●

A

in a

which

an

to

the

except when the

of the

are

, as by the key.

●

A

or

in a

to form a

for a

piece.

Verb

●

To

,

, or puzzle.

●

To

; to make unable to find an

a

or problem.

●

To campaign.

●

In American English:

To

over (a state, a

, etc.)

for

purposes.

●

In Cricket:

To get a

out stumped.

●

In Cricket:

To

the

of (a wicket).

●

To

or

,

, trudge.

●

To reduce to a

; to

or

a part of.

●

To

; to

, as the

against something fixed.

Name

●

A surname.

Sourced from

Origin

stump

English

stumpe

Middle English (1100-1500)

Sourced from

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