Overview of noun stump

The noun stump has 4 senses

• stump, tree stump -- (the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled)


• stump -- (the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed)


• stump -- ((cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket)


• dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox -- (a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it)

Overview of verb stump

The verb stump has 4 senses

• stump, mix up -- (cause to be perplexed or confounded; "This problem stumped her")


• stomp, stamp, stump -- (walk heavily; "The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots")


• stump -- (travel through a district and make political speeches; "the candidate stumped the Northeast")


• stump -- (remove tree stumps from; "stump a field")