Definition of stump

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Stump (v. t.) To challenge; also, to nonplus..

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Stumpy :: Stump-tailed (a.) Having a short, thick tail..
Stubbled :: Stubble (n.) The stumps of wheat, rye, barley, oats, or buckwheat, left in the ground; the part of the stalk left by the scythe or sickle..
Tiller :: Tiller (n.) A sprout or young tree that springs from a root or stump.
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..
Stump :: Stump (n.) The legs; as, to stir one's stumps..
Stumping :: Stumped (imp. & p. p.) of Stum.
Dump :: Dump (v. t.) To knock heavily; to stump.
Stump-tailed :: Stumpiness (n.) The state of being stumpy.
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..
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..
Stump :: Stump (n.) The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub.
Runt :: Runt (a.) The dead stump of a tree; also, the stem of a plant..
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..
Stumped :: Stump (n.) A pin in a tumbler lock which forms an obstruction to throwing the bolt, except when the gates of the tumblers are properly arranged, as by the key; a fence; also, a pin or projection in a lock to form a guide for a movable piece..
Scumbling :: Scumbling (n.) In crayon drawing, the use of the stump..
Stumper :: Stumper (n.) A boastful person.
Stump :: 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..
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..
Stump :: Stump (v. t.) To strike, as the toes, against a stone or something fixed; to stub..
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..
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