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stump
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- pronunciation:
- stuhmp
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a base of a tree that is left standing after the tree has been cut down.
After the loggers came through, only stumps of the trees were left. |
definition 2: |
a part remaining after the rest has been broken, cut off, or consumed; stub.
He came back from the war with a stump of an arm.He put out the stump of his cigar in the ashtray.- synonyms:
- butt, stub
- similar words:
- end, remainder, remnant
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definition 3: |
the sound made by, or as though by, a wooden leg hitting the floor; heavy footstep.
We could hear the loud stumps through the floor.- similar words:
- clump, clunk, plod, thud, thump, tramp, tread
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definition 4: |
a figurative platform for political speeches.
The candidates are on the stump from now until election day.- similar words:
- hustings, platform, pulpit, soapbox
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related words: |
dock, log |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
stumps, stumping, stumped |
definition 1: |
to baffle or cause to be at a loss.
The question about foreign policy momentarily stumped the candidate.- synonyms:
- baffle, puzzle
- similar words:
- bewilder, confound, mystify, nonplus, perplex, stick, stymie
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definition 2: |
to cut down or wear out to a stump.
- similar words:
- hew, truncate
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definition 3: |
to remove tree stumps from.
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definition 4: |
to make campaign speeches in (a district or other political area).
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related words: |
bewilder, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition 1: |
to walk with a heavy gait or a wooden leg.
- synonyms:
- clomp, clump, thump
- similar words:
- barnstorm, campaign, lumber, plod, trudge, whistle-stop
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definition 2: |
to make political speeches during a campaign.
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related words: |
campaign, clump, tramp, trudge |
derivation: |
stumper (n.) |
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