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