Definition of stump

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Stump (n.) The part of a limb or other body remaining after a part is amputated or destroyed; a fixed or rooted remnant; a stub; as, the stump of a leg, a finger, a tooth, or a broom..

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Stump :: Stump (v. t.) To challenge; also, to nonplus..
Stump :: Stump (n.) To bowl down the stumps of, as, of a wicket..
Stumping :: Stumped (imp. & p. p.) of Stum.
Gate :: Gate (n.) In a lock tumbler, the opening for the stump of the bolt to pass through or into..
Snag :: Snag (n.) A stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch; a knot; a protuberance..
Scumbling :: Scumbling (n.) In crayon drawing, the use of the stump..
Scumble :: Scumble (v. t.) To cover lighty, as a painting, or a drawing, with a thin wash of opaque color, or with color-crayon dust rubbed on with the stump, or to make any similar additions to the work, so as to produce a softened effect..
Stump :: Stump (v. t.) To strike, as the toes, against a stone or something fixed; to stub..
Stumper :: Stumper (n.) One who stumps.
Stumpage :: Stump (v. i.) To walk clumsily, as if on stumps..
Stump :: Stump (n.) To put (a batsman) out of play by knocking off the bail, or knocking down the stumps of the wicket he is defending while he is off his allotted ground; -- sometimes with out..
Stumpage :: Stumpage (n.) Timber in standing trees, -- often sold without the land at a fixed price per tree or per stump, the stumps being counted when the land is cleared..
Stunned :: Stumpy (a.) Short and thick; stubby.
Stump :: Stump (n.) The legs; as, to stir one's stumps..
Stumper :: Stumper (n.) A boastful person.
Stump :: Stumping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stum.
Stubby :: Stubborn (a.) Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; -- said of persons and things; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore; a stubborn oak; as stubborn as a mule..
Stump :: Stump (v. t.) To travel over, delivering speeches for electioneering purposes; as, to stump a State, or a district. See To go on the stump, under Stump, n..
Stub :: Stub (n.) The stump of a tree; that part of a tree or plant which remains fixed in the earth when the stem is cut down; -- applied especially to the stump of a small tree, or shrub..
Dock :: Dock (n.) The solid part of an animal's tail, as distinguished from the hair; the stump of a tail; the part of a tail left after clipping or cutting..
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