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stump

  [stuhmp] ,
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–noun
1. the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
2. the part of a limb of the body remaining after the rest has been cut off.
3. a part of a broken or decayed tooth left in the gum.
4. a short remnant, as of a candle; stub.
5. any basal part remaining after the main or more important part has been removed.
6. an artificial leg.
7. Usually, stumps. Informal. legs: Stir your stumps and get out of here.
8. a short, stocky person.
9. a heavy step or gait, as of a wooden-legged or lame person.
10. the figurative place of political speechmaking: to go on the stump.
11. Furniture. a support for the front end of the arm of a chair, sofa, etc. Compare post 1 (def. 2).
12. a short, thick roll of paper, soft leather, or some similar material, usually having a blunt point, for rubbing a pencil, charcoal, or crayon drawing in order to achieve subtle gradations of tone in representing light and shade.
13. Cricket. each of the three upright sticks that, with the two bails laid on top of them, form a wicket.
–verb (used with object)
14. to reduce to a stump; truncate; lop.
15. to clear of stumps, as land.
16. Chiefly Southern U.S. to stub, as one's toe.
17. to nonplus, embarrass, or render completely at a loss: This riddle stumps me.
18. to challenge or dare to do something.
19. to make political campaign speeches to or in: to stump a state.
20. Cricket. (of the wicketkeeper) to put (a batsman) out by knocking down a stump or by dislodging a bail with the ball held in the hand at a moment when the batsman is off his ground.
21. to tone or modify (a crayon drawing, pencil rendering, etc.) by means of a stump.
–verb (used without object)
22. to walk heavily or clumsily, as if with a wooden leg: The captain stumped across the deck.
23. to make political campaign speeches; electioneer.
—Idiom
24. up a stump, Informal. at a loss; embarrassed; perplexed: Sociologists are up a stump over the sharp rise in juvenile delinquency and crime.
Origin:
1200–50; (n.) ME stompe, c. or < MLG stump(e), MD stomp (cf. G Stumpf); (v.) ME stumpen to stumble (as over a stump), deriv. of the n.

Related forms:
stumpless, adjective
stumplike, adjective
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stump   (stŭmp)   
n.  

  1. The part of a tree trunk left protruding from the ground after the tree has fallen or has been felled.

  2. A part, as of a branch, limb, or tooth, remaining after the main part has been cut away, broken off, or worn down.

    1. stumps Informal The legs.

    2. An artificial leg.

  4. A short, thickset person.

  5. A heavy footfall.

  6. A place or an occasion used for political or campaign oratory: candidates out on the stump.

  7. A short, pointed roll of leather or paper or wad of rubber for rubbing on a charcoal or pencil drawing to shade or soften it.

  8. Sports Any of the three upright sticks in a cricket wicket.

v.   stumped, stump·ing, stumps

v.   tr.

  1. To reduce to a stump.

  2. To clear stumps from: stump a field.

  3. To stub (a toe or foot).

  4. To walk over heavily or clumsily.

  5. To traverse (a district or region) making political speeches.

  6. To shade (a drawing) with a stump.

  7. To challenge (someone); dare.

  8. To cause to be at a loss; baffle: stumped the teacher with a question.

v.   intr.

  1. To walk heavily or clumsily.

  2. To go about making political speeches.


[Middle English stumpe, possibly from Middle Low German stump.]
stump'er n., stump'i·ness n., stump'y adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: stump
Pronunciation: 'st&mp
Function: noun
1 : the basal portion of a bodily part (as a limb) remaining after the rest is removed
2 : a rudimentary or vestigial bodily part
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

stump (stŭmp)
n.

  1. The extremity of a limb left after amputation.

  2. The pedicle remaining after removal of the tumor to which it was attached.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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