Definition of stump

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Stump (n.) The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub.

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Extraction :: Extraction (n.) The act of extracting, or drawing out; as, the extraction of a tooth, of a bone or an arrow from the body, of a stump from earth, of a passage from a book, of an essence or tincture..
Stump :: Stump (v. t.) To cut off a part of; to reduce to a stump; to lop.
Zuche :: Zuche (n.) A stump of a tree.
Outer :: Outer (a.) Being on the outside; external; farthest or farther from the interior, from a given station, or from any space or position regarded as a center or starting place; -- opposed to inner; as, the outer wall; the outer court or gate; the outer stump in cricket; the outer world..
Stubby :: Stubborn (a.) Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; -- said of persons and things; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore; a stubborn oak; as stubborn as a mule..
Stump :: Stump (n.) To put (a batsman) out of play by knocking off the bail, or knocking down the stumps of the wicket he is defending while he is off his allotted ground; -- sometimes with out..
Stumpy :: Stumpy (a.) Full of stumps; hard; strong.
Runt :: Runt (a.) The dead stump of a tree; also, the stem of a plant..
Cappeline :: Cappeline (n.) A hood-shaped bandage for the head, the shoulder, or the stump of an amputated limb..
Stump :: Stump (v. t.) To strike, as the toes, against a stone or something fixed; to stub..
Stump :: Stumping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stum.
Scumbling :: Scumbling (n.) In crayon drawing, the use of the stump..
Stump :: Stump (n.) A short, thick roll of leather or paper, cut to a point, or any similar implement, used to rub down the lines of a crayon or pencil drawing, in shading it, or for shading drawings by producing tints and gradations from crayon, etc., in powder..
Stumpage :: Stump (v. i.) To walk clumsily, as if on stumps..
Stump :: Stump (v. t.) To challenge; also, to nonplus..
Scumble :: Scumble (v. t.) To cover lighty, as a painting, or a drawing, with a thin wash of opaque color, or with color-crayon dust rubbed on with the stump, or to make any similar additions to the work, so as to produce a softened effect..
Stump :: Stump (n.) To bowl down the stumps of, as, of a wicket..
Gate :: Gate (n.) In a lock tumbler, the opening for the stump of the bolt to pass through or into..
Stumper :: Stumper (n.) One who stumps.
Stumper :: Stumper (n.) A boastful person.
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