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stump / stəmp/ • n. 1. the bottom part of a tree left projecting from the ground after most of the trunk has fallen or been cut down. ∎ the small projecting remnant of something that has been cut or broken off or worn away: the stump of an amputated arm. 2. Cricket each of the three upright pieces of wood that form a wicket. 3. Art a cylinder with conical ends made of rolled paper or other soft material, used for softening or blending marks made with a crayon or pencil. 4. [as adj.] engaged in or involving political campaigning: he is an inspiring stump speaker. • v. [tr.] 1. (usu. be stumped) (of a question or problem) be too hard for; baffle: education chiefs were stumped by some of the exam questions. ∎ (be stumped) be at a loss; be unable to work out what to do or say: detectives are stumped for a reason for the attack. 2. [intr.] walk stiffly and noisily: he stumped away on short thick legs. 3. travel around (a district) making political speeches: there is no chance that he will be well enough to stump the country | [intr.] the two men had come to the city to stump for the presidential candidate. 4. use a stump on (a drawing, line, etc.). PHRASES: on the stump inf. engaged in political campaigning. up a stump inf. in a situation too difficult for one to manage.
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stump1 part remaining of maimed limb, broken-off end XIV; portion of tree left in the ground after felling; part of a broken tooth left in the gum XV; stub, fag end XVI; short pillar XVII; (in cricket) XVIII. — MLG. stump(e), (M)Du. stomp = OHG., G. stumpf, sb. uses of corr. adjs.; of uncert. orig.
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stump2 blunt instrument used for rubbing down hard lines. XVIII. prob. — F. estompe — Du. stomp, with support from prec.
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stump
•amp, camp, champ, clamp, cramp, damp, encamp, gamp, lamp, ramp, samp, scamp, stamp, tamp, tramp, vamp
•firedamp • headlamp • wheel clamp
•sidelamp • spotlamp • blowlamp
•sunlamp
•hemp, kemp, temp
•blimp, chimp, crimp, gimp, imp, limp, pimp, primp, scrimp, shrimp, simp, skimp, wimp
•chomp, clomp, comp, pomp, romp, stomp, swamp, tromp, whomp, yomp
•bump, chump, clump, crump, dump, flump, frump, gazump, grump, hump, jump, lump, outjump, plump, pump, rump, scrump, slump, stump, sump, thump, trump, tump, ump, whump
•ski-jump • showjump • handpump
•mugwump
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