stump

Plural: stumps

Noun

the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed
(cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
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.
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.
A leg.
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.

Verb

Verb Forms: stumped, stumping, stumps

To baffle or perplex someone; to challenge greatly.
cause to be perplexed or confounded
- "This problem stumped her"
walk heavily
travel through a district and make political speeches
- "the candidate stumped the Northeast"
remove tree stumps from
- "stump a field"
To stop, confuse, or puzzle.
To baffle; to make unable to find an answer to a question or problem.
To campaign.
To travel over (a state, a district, etc.) giving speeches for electioneering purposes.
To get a batsman out stumped.
To bowl down the stumps of (a wicket).
To walk heavily or clumsily, plod, trudge.
To reduce to a stump; to truncate or cut off a part of.
To strike unexpectedly; to stub, as the toe against something fixed.

Examples

He’s been stumping for that reform for months.
The obscure word ’STUMP’ would stump most opponents, but not this Scrabble veteran.
This last question has me stumped.
to stir one's stumps

Origin / 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”).
Cognate with Middle Dutch stomp (“stump”), Old High German stumph (“stump”) (German Stumpf), Old Norse stumpr (“stump”). More at stop.

Synonyms

ambo, dais, mix up, podium, pulpit, rostrum, soapbox, stamp, stomp, tree stump, campaign

Scrabble Score: 9

stump: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
stump: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
stump: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

stump: valid Words With Friends Word