b : to frustrate the progress or efforts of : baffle 3 : to clear (land) of stumps 4 : to travel over (a region) making political speeches or supporting a cause 5

Stumps that are located on a steep hillside should be removed by an excavator, as should stumps that are leaning on a building or fence.

In cricket, the stumps are the three wooden sticks that are placed upright in the ground to form the wicket.

candidates who give the same speech over and over when they're on the stump — see also stump speech 2 stump / ˈ stʌmp/ verb stumps; stumped; stumping Britannica Dictionary definition of …

2. the part of something, such as a tooth, limb, or blade, that remains after a larger part has been removed 3. informal facetious a. (often plural) a leg b. stir one's stumps to move or become active

Stump, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in the United States Stump Lake, a lake in British Columbia, Canada Stump Mountain, a rock peak in Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica Stump River, …

any of three upright wooden sticks that, with two bails laid across them, form a wicket (the stumps) Also called: tortillon a short sharply-pointed stick of cork or rolled paper or leather, used in drawing and …

stir your stumps (old-fashioned, British English, informal) to begin to move; to hurry

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In many cases, they may prefer for it to simply be called an arm, leg, or limb.An artificial leg can also sometimes be called a stump. The word stumps is sometimes used as a slang term for the legs.The …