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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STUMP, n. [G.]
1. The stub of a tree; the part of a tree remaining int he earth after the tree is cut down, or the part of any plant left in the earth by the sythe or sickle.
2. The part of a limb or other body remaining after a part is amputated or destroyed; as the stump of a leg, of a finger or a tooth.
STUMP, v.t.
1. To strike any thing fixed and hard with the toe. [Vulgar.
2. To challenge. [Vulgar.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled [syn: stump, tree stump]
2: the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed
3: (cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket
4: a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it [syn: dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox] v
1: cause to be perplexed or confounded; "This problem stumped her" [syn: stump, mix up]
2: walk heavily; "The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots" [syn: stomp, stamp, stump]
3: travel through a district and make political speeches; "the candidate stumped the Northeast"
4: remove tree stumps from; "stump a field"

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English stumpe; akin to Old High German stumpf stump and perhaps to Middle English stampen to stamp Date: 14th century 1. a. the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed b. a rudimentary or vestigial bodily part 2. the part of a plant and especially a tree remaining attached to the root after the trunk is cut 3. a remaining part ; stub 4. one of the pointed rods stuck in the ground to form a cricket wicket 5. a place or occasion for public speaking (as for a cause or candidate); also the circuit followed by a maker of such speeches — used especially in the phrase on the stump II. verb Date: 1581 transitive verb 1. to reduce to a stump ; trim 2. a. dare, challenge b. to frustrate the progress or efforts of ; baffle 3. to clear (land) of stumps 4. to travel over (a region) making political speeches or supporting a cause 5. a. to walk over heavily or clumsily b. stub 3 intransitive verb 1. to walk heavily or clumsily 2. to go about making political speeches or supporting a cause • stumper noun III. noun Etymology: French or Dutch dialect; French estompe, from Dutch dialect stomp, literally, stub, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old High German stumpf stump Date: 1778 a short thick roll of leather, felt, or paper usually pointed at both ends and used for shading or blending a drawing in crayon, pencil, charcoal, pastel, or chalk IV. transitive verb Date: 1807 to tone or treat (a drawing) with a stump

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 the projecting remnant of a cut or fallen tree. 2 the similar remnant of anything else (e.g. a branch or limb) cut off or worn down. 3 Cricket each of the three uprights of a wicket. 4 (in pl.) joc. the legs. 5 the stump of a tree, or other place, used by an orator to address a meeting. 6 a cylinder of rolled paper or other material with conical ends for softening pencil-marks and other uses in drawing. --v. 1 tr. (of a question etc.) be too hard for; puzzle. 2 tr. (as stumped adj.) at a loss; baffled. 3 tr. Cricket (esp. of a wicket-keeper) put (a batsman) out by touching the stumps with the ball while the batsman is out of the crease. 4 intr. walk stiffly or noisily as on a wooden leg. 5 tr. (also absol.) US traverse (a district) making political speeches. 6 tr. use a stump on (a drawing, line, etc.). Phrases and idioms: on the stump colloq. engaged in political speech-making or agitation. stump up Brit. colloq. pay or produce (the money required). up a stump US in difficulties. Etymology: ME stompe f. MDu. stomp, OHG stumpf

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Stump Stump, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stumped; p. pr. & vb. n. Stumping.] 1. To cut off a part of; to reduce to a stump; to lop. Around the stumped top soft moss did grow. --Dr. H. More. 2. To strike, as the toes, against a stone or something fixed; to stub. [Colloq.] 3. To challenge; also, to nonplus. [Colloq.] 4. 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. [Colloq. U.S.] 5. (Cricket) (a) 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. --T. Hughes. (b) To bowl down the stumps of, as, of a wicket. A herd of boys with clamor bowled, And stumped the wicket. --Tennyson. To stump it. (a) To go afoot; hence, to run away; to escape. [Slang] --Ld. Lytton. (b) To make electioneering speeches. [Colloq. U.S.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Stump Stump, n. [OE. stumpe, stompe; akin to D. stomp, G. stumpf, Icel. stumpr, Dan. & Sw. stump, and perhaps also to E. stamp.] 1. The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub. 2. 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. 3. pl. The legs; as, to stir one's stumps. [Slang] 4. (Cricket) One of the three pointed rods stuck in the ground to form a wicket and support the bails. 5. 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. 6. 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. Leg stump (Cricket), the stump nearest to the batsman. Off stump (Cricket), the stump farthest from the batsman. Stump tracery (Arch.), a term used to describe late German Gothic tracery, in which the molded bar seems to pass through itself in its convolutions, and is then cut off short, so that a section of the molding is seen at the end of each similar stump. To go on the stump, or To take the stump, to engage in making public addresses for electioneering purposes; -- a phrase derived from the practice of using a stump for a speaker's platform in newly-settled districts. Hence also the phrases stump orator, stump speaker, stump speech, stump oratory, etc. [Colloq. U.S.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Stump Stump, v. i. To walk clumsily, as if on stumps. To stump up, to pay cash. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(stumps, stumping, stumped) 1. A stump is a small part of something that remains when the rest of it has been removed or broken off. If you have a tree stump, check it for fungus... The tramp produced a stump of candle from his deep pockets. N-COUNT: usu with supp 2. In cricket, the stumps are the three wooden sticks that are placed upright in the ground to form the wicket. N-COUNT 3. If you are stumped by a question or problem, you cannot think of any solution or answer to it. John Diamond is stumped by an unexpected question... Well, maybe I stumped you on that one. VERB: be V-ed, V n 4. If politicians stump the country or stump for a candidate, they travel around making campaign speeches before an election. (mainly AM) When candidates went stumping around the country, people traveled for miles on foot, by horse, by carriage to hear them speak... He was in Georgia stumping for Senator Wyche Fowler, a Democrat. VERB: V n, V for n, also V 5. If politicians are on the stump, they are campaigning for an election. (mainly AM) The presidential candidates are on the stump today. PHRASE: usu v-link PHR

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Stub.

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