Stump
/stʌmp/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:12 pts5 letters
Definition of Stump
noun
- The remains of something that has been cut off; especially the remains of a tree, the remains of a limb.
- The place or occasion at which a campaign takes place; the husting.
- A place or occasion at which a person harangues or otherwise addresses a group in a manner suggesting political oration.
- One of three small wooden posts which together with the bails make the wicket and that the fielding team attempt to hit with the ball.
- (drawing) An artists’ drawing tool made of rolled paper used to smudge or blend marks made with charcoal, Conté crayon, pencil or other drawing media.
verb
- To stop, confuse, or puzzle.
- To baffle; to make unable to find an answer to a question or problem.
"This last question has me stumped."
- To campaign.
"He’s been stumping for that reform for months."
- To travel over (a state, a district, etc.) giving speeches for electioneering purposes.
- (of a wicket keeper) To get a batsman out stumped.
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