Definition of stump

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Stump (v. t.) To strike, as the toes, against a stone or something fixed; to stub..

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Stump :: Stump (n.) The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub.
Wicket :: Wicket (n.) A small framework at which the ball is bowled. It consists of three rods, or stumps, set vertically in the ground, with one or two short rods, called bails, lying horizontally across the top..
Extraction :: Extraction (n.) The act of extracting, or drawing out; as, the extraction of a tooth, of a bone or an arrow from the body, of a stump from earth, of a passage from a book, of an essence or tincture..
Outer :: Outer (a.) Being on the outside; external; farthest or farther from the interior, from a given station, or from any space or position regarded as a center or starting place; -- opposed to inner; as, the outer wall; the outer court or gate; the outer stump in cricket; the outer world..
Zuche :: Zuche (n.) A stump of a tree.
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..
Stumper :: Stumper (n.) One who stumps.
Gate :: Gate (n.) In a lock tumbler, the opening for the stump of the bolt to pass through or into..
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..
Dump :: Dump (v. t.) To knock heavily; to stump.
Stump :: Stump (n.) The legs; as, to stir one's stumps..
Stump :: Stump (v. t.) To strike, as the toes, against a stone or something fixed; to stub..
Stumping :: Stumped (imp. & p. p.) of Stum.
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 (n.) A short, thick roll of leather or paper, cut to a point, or any similar implement, used to rub down the lines of a crayon or pencil drawing, in shading it, or for shading drawings by producing tints and gradations from crayon, etc., in powder..
Stumpy :: Stump-tailed (a.) Having a short, thick tail..
Stumper :: Stumpage (n.) A tax on the amount of timber cut, regulated by the price of lumber..
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..
Stump-tailed :: Stumpiness (n.) The state of being stumpy.
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