stump
Other forms: stumps; stumped; stumping
There are three ways to stump: you can ask someone a question they can't answer, you can travel making political speeches, or you can stomp.
Stump can mean many things as a verb. The most common use is when someone — like a teacher — asks a question that no one can answer. That's a case of the teacher stumping the class. Also, politicians traveling through a district, making speeches are stumping, giving what are called stump speeches. Once in a while, to stump means the same thing as two similar words, stomp and stamp. If you're stumping, stomping, and stamping around, you're making a lot of noise with your feet.
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the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felledsynonyms: tree stumptypes:stool(forestry) the stump of a tree that has been felled or headed for the production of saplingstype of:
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the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removedtype of:body partany part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
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a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
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(cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wickettype of:postan upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position
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remove tree stumps from“stump a field”type of:clearremove
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walk heavily
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travel through a district and make political speeches
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cause to be perplexed or confounded
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