noun
- The base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled.
- synonyms: tree stump
- The part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed.
- Cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket. (
- A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
verb
- Cause to be perplexed or confounded.
- usage: "This problem stumped her"
- synonyms: mix up
- Walk heavily.
- usage: "The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots"
- Travel through a district and make political speeches.
- usage: "the candidate stumped the Northeast"
- Remove tree stumps from.
- usage: "stump a field"
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