stump en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /stʌmp/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /stɐmp/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- (Australia) audio
- /stʊmp/ (Midlands, Northern-England)
Etymology
From Middle English stumpe, stompe (“stump”), from or akin to Middle Low German stump (“stump”) or Middle Dutch stomp, from Old Saxon or Old Dutch *stump, from Proto-West Germanic *stump, from Proto-Germanic *stumpaz (“stump, blunt, part cut off”). Displaced native Old English stofn. Cognate with Middle Dutch stomp (“stump”), Old High German stumph (“stump”) (German Stumpf), Old Norse stumpr (“stump”). More at stop.
Meanings
- 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.
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(figuratively) A place or occasion at which a person harangues or otherwise addresses a group in a manner suggesting political oration.
Paul Muniment had taken hold of Hyacinth, and said, 'I'll trouble you to stay, you little desperado. I'll be blowed if I ever expected to see you on the stump!'
1886, Henry James, The Princess Casamassima, London: Macmillan and Co.:
- 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.
- (qualifier: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.
- A wooden or concrete pole used to support a house.
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(humorous, slang) A leg.
to stir one's stumps
- 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 pin or projection in a lock to form a guide for a movable piece.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stumps | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
stumpish · stumpnose · stumps · stumplike · stumpage · pull up stumps · stumpland · tree stump · stumpify · stump cam · stump grinder · stump dump · stump stabber · stump out · stump-water · restump · up the stump · take the stump · gump stump · leg stump · stump orator · chopping stump · stumphole · up a stump · stump and rump · gump-stump · stump-tailed macaque · stumpitis · stump camera · stump speech · black stump · treestump · dumb as a stump · off stump · stump powder · stump detective · stump tracery · stump it · stumpery · stumpy · this side of the black stump · beyond the black stump · on the stump · stumpie · fourth stump · call it stumps · stir one's stumps · stump cutter · middle stump · bleeding stump · stumpling · stumpless · stumpwork · rump and stump
Synonyms
Translations (134)
hy կոճղ (remains of something that has been cut off) · ru пенёк (remains of something that has been cut off) · fr souche (remains of something that has been cut off) · pl pień (remains of something that has been cut off) · fi kampanjatilaisuus (politics: act of campaigning) · gl cachopo (remains of something that has been cut off) · ang stubb (remains of something that has been cut off) · ro ciot (remains of something that has been cut off) · it ceppo (remains of something that has been cut off) · fi keppi (cricket: one of the three vertical wooden posts in the wicket) · oc estompa (drawing: artist's tool) · de Stubben (remains of something that has been cut off) · nl stomp (remains of something that has been cut off) · as মুঢ়া (remains of something that has been cut off) · pl pniak (remains of something that has been cut off) · pl pieniek (remains of something that has been cut off) · gl cepa (remains of something that has been cut off) · bg кампания (politics: act of campaigning) · yi פּניאַק (remains of something that has been cut off) · lez пун (remains of something that has been cut off) · pt toco (remains of something that has been cut off) · sk pahýľ (remains of something that has been cut off) · fi tynkä (remains of something that has been cut off) · grc τομή (remains of something that has been cut off) · sv stump (remains of something that has been cut off) · gl gaspeto (remains of something that has been cut off) · bg пън (remains of something that has been cut off) · cmn 擦筆 /擦笔 (drawing: artist's tool) · grc πρέμνον (remains of something that has been cut off) · eo stumpo (remains of something that has been cut off) · ru культя́ (remains of something that has been cut off) · es raíz (remains of something that has been cut off) · sq cung (remains of something that has been cut off) · bg крак (slang: leg) · fi kenttä (politics: place where campaigning takes place) · sm tagutu (remains of something that has been cut off) · sk kýpeť (remains of something that has been cut off) · mk нога (slang: leg) · ru пень (remains of something that has been cut off) · gd stob (cricket: one of the three vertical wooden posts in the wicket) · ca monyó (remains of something that has been cut off) · pl karpowina (remains of something that has been cut off) · es poste (pole supporting a house) · chr ᎤᏂᏡᎬᎢ (remains of something that has been cut off) · fr moignon (remains of something that has been cut off) · izh kanto (remains of something that has been cut off) · ka კუნძი (remains of something that has been cut off) · gl couce (remains of something that has been cut off) · nl doezelaar (drawing: artist's tool) · fi vaalikenttä (politics: place where campaigning takes place) · ia stirpe (remains of something that has been cut off) · lv celms (remains of something that has been cut off) · cy wystn (remains of something that has been cut off) · mn хожуул (remains of something that has been cut off) · fi tolppa (slang: leg) · br penngef (remains of something that has been cut off) · sh пањ (remains of something that has been cut off) · sw kisiki (remains of something that has been cut off) · ru ога́рок (remains of something that has been cut off) · wyi to-long (remains of something that has been cut off) · es raigón (remains of something that has been cut off) · ca soca (remains of something that has been cut off) · pt esfuminho (drawing: artist's tool) · sh panj (remains of something that has been cut off) · ar جُذْمُور (remains of something that has been cut off) · sm tafu'e (remains of something that has been cut off) · tl tuod (remains of something that has been cut off) · es muñón (remains of something that has been cut off) · sl štor (remains of something that has been cut off) · lt kelmas (remains of something that has been cut off) · cs pařez (remains of something that has been cut off) · gl toco (remains of something that has been cut off) · mn ᠬᠣᠵᠤᠤᠯᠠ (remains of something that has been cut off) · cs těrka (drawing: artist's tool) · fi paalu (pole supporting a house) · mi tumu (remains of something that has been cut off) · uk пень (remains of something that has been cut off) · mi mutumutu (remains of something that has been cut off) · bg трибуна (politics: place where campaigning takes place) · ca esfumí (drawing: artist's tool) · es tocón (remains of something that has been cut off) · ru обру́бок (remains of something that has been cut off) · ja 切り株 (remains of something that has been cut off) · es cabo (remains of something that has been cut off) · br souch (remains of something that has been cut off) · mi kōtumu (remains of something that has been cut off) · pms sep (remains of something that has been cut off) · he גֶּדֶם (remains of something that has been cut off) · pl karpina (remains of something that has been cut off) · gl cozo (remains of something that has been cut off) · ltg calms (remains of something that has been cut off) · gl touzo (remains of something that has been cut off) · grc στύπος (remains of something that has been cut off) · es estaca (cricket: one of the three vertical wooden posts in the wicket) · ro ciotoi (slang: leg) · tsg tunggul (remains of something that has been cut off) · pl kikut (remains of something that has been cut off) · hu tönk (remains of something that has been cut off) · hu csonk (remains of something that has been cut off) · cmn 樹墩 /树墩 (remains of something that has been cut off) · rif tiyyart (remains of something that has been cut off) · vec talpón (remains of something that has been cut off) · it sfumino (drawing: artist's tool) · mk чкунка (remains of something that has been cut off) · pt cotoco (remains of something that has been cut off) · ar كُنَّاشَة (remains of something that has been cut off) · ko 그루터기 (remains of something that has been cut off) · cs pahýl (remains of something that has been cut off) · mi niho more (remains of something that has been cut off) · gl raigoto (remains of something that has been cut off) · nb stump (remains of something that has been cut off) · it moncherino (remains of something that has been cut off) · sk peň (remains of something that has been cut off) · az kötük (remains of something that has been cut off) · tr kütük (remains of something that has been cut off) · sv stubbe (remains of something that has been cut off) · de Stumpf (remains of something that has been cut off) · gel ɘ̄r-kìŋg (remains of something that has been cut off) · fr estompe (drawing: artist's tool) · cy boncyff (remains of something that has been cut off) · es punta final (remains of something that has been cut off) · udm лӥял (remains of something that has been cut off) · de Estompe (drawing: artist's tool) · et känd (remains of something that has been cut off) · hu tuskó (remains of something that has been cut off) · ga stoc (remains of something that has been cut off) · et könt (remains of something that has been cut off) · be пень (remains of something that has been cut off) · cmn 樹樁 /树桩 (remains of something that has been cut off) · ru обло́мок (remains of something that has been cut off) · ru огры́зок (remains of something that has been cut off) · mk пенушка (remains of something that has been cut off) · fi kanto (remains of something that has been cut off) · gd stob (remains of something that has been cut off)