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
(cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled remove tree stumps from; "stump a field"
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
If politicians are on the stump, they are campaigning for an election. The presidential candidates are on the stump today
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
The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub
Stump (n) - a place or an occasion used for a campaign speech "Candidates out on the stump" or "stumping the vote" are phrases often used when referring to candidates making campaign speeches
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
{i} section of a tree trunk remaining in the ground after the tree has fallen or been cut down; artificial leg; heavy footstep; remaining part (of a limb, tooth etc.); figurative platform for political speeches; (Slang) short fat person
travel through a district and make political speeches; "the candidate stumped the Northeast"
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
an artists' drawing tool made of rolled paper used to smudge or blend marks made with charcoal, Conté crayon, pencil or other drawing media
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
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
{f} cut down to a stump, truncate; remove tree stumps; challenge, dare; perplex, confound; make a political campaign speech; stub, strike the end of something against a hard surface
If politicians stump the country or stump for a candidate, they travel around making campaign speeches before an election. 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