What is the meaning of stump?

noun

  • The base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled.
  • 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"
  • 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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APAWordNet. (2010). stump. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/stump/definitions/1208587
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