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Stumper
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Stumper
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1.
the base part of a tree trunk left standing after the tree has been felled or has fallen
2.
the part of something, such as a tooth, limb, or blade, that remains after a larger part has been removed
3. informal, facetious
a. (often plural)
a leg
b. stir one's stumps
4. cricket
any of three upright wooden sticks that, with two bails laid across them, form a wicket (the stumps)
5. Also called: tortillon
a short sharply-pointed stick of cork or rolled paper or leather, used in drawing and shading
6.
a heavy tread or the sound of heavy footsteps
7.
a platform used by an orator when addressing a meeting
8. (often plural) Australian
a pile used to support a house
9. draw stumps
10. on the stump
verb
11. (transitive)
to stop, confuse, or puzzle
12. (intransitive)
to plod or trudge heavily
13. (transitive) cricket
(of a fielder, esp a wicketkeeper) to dismiss (a batsman) by breaking the wicket with the ball or with the ball in the hand while he or she is out of the crease
14. mainly US and Canadian
to campaign or canvass (an area), esp by political speech-making
15. (transitive)
to reduce to a stump; lop
16. (transitive)
to clear (land) of stumps
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Stumper
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1.
the lower end of a tree or plant remaining in the ground after most of the stem or trunk has been cut off
2.
anything like a stump
; specif.,a.
the part of a limb or tooth left after the rest has been cut off, broken off, etc.
b.
the part of anything left after the main part is gone; butt; stub
the stump of a pencil
3. US
the place where a political speech is made; political rostrum
a figurative usage4.
a.
the sound of a heavy, clumsy, tramping step
b.
such a step
5.
a pointed roll of leather or paper used for shading drawings in charcoal, pencil, crayon, pastel, etc.
6. [pl.]; Slang
the legs
7. Cricket
any of the three upright sticks of a wicket
verb transitive
8.
to reduce to a stump; lop
9.
to remove stumps from (land)
10. US
to travel over (a district), making political speeches; canvass
11.
to tone down or soften with a stump (sense 5)
12. Informal
to stub (one's toes, etc.)
13. US, Informal
to puzzle, perplex, or baffle
14. Cricket
to put (a batsman) out by striking a bail from the wicket with the ball while the batsman is out of his or her ground
said of the wicketkeeper verb intransitive
15.
to walk with a heavy, clumsy, thumping step, as with a wooden leg
16. US
to travel about, making political speeches
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Stumper
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1. The part of a tree trunk left protruding from the ground after the tree has fallen or has been felled.
2. A part, as of a branch, limb, or tooth, remaining after the main part has been cut away, broken off, or worn down.
3.
a. stumps Informal The legs.
b. An artificial leg.
4. Derogatory A short, thickset person.
5. A heavy footfall.
6. A place or an occasion used for political or campaign oratory: candidates out on the stump.
7. A short, pointed roll of leather or paper or wad of rubber for rubbing on a charcoal or pencil drawing to shade or soften it.
8. Sports Any of the three upright sticks in a cricket wicket.
v. stumped, stump·ing, stumps
v.tr.
1. To reduce to a stump.
2. To clear stumps from: stump a field.
3. To stub (a toe or foot).
4. To walk over heavily or clumsily.
5. To traverse (a district or region) making political speeches.
6. To shade (a drawing) with a stump.
7. To challenge (someone); dare.
8. To cause to be at a loss; baffle: stumped the teacher with a question.
v.intr.
1. To walk heavily or clumsily.
2. To go about making political speeches.
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