Definition of stump

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Stump (v. t.) To cut off a part of; to reduce to a stump; to lop.

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Stump :: Stumping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stum.
Sprout :: Sprout (v. i.) The shoot of a plant; a shoot from the seed, from the stump, or from the root or tuber, of a plant or tree; more rarely, a shoot from the stem of a plant, or the end of a branch..
Dock :: Dock (n.) The solid part of an animal's tail, as distinguished from the hair; the stump of a tail; the part of a tail left after clipping or cutting..
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-tailed :: Stumpiness (n.) The state of being stumpy.
Stumper :: Stumpage (n.) A tax on the amount of timber cut, regulated by the price of lumber..
Stump :: Stump (n.) To bowl down the stumps of, as, of a wicket..
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..
Extract :: Extract (v. t.) To draw out or forth; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.; as, to extract a tooth from its socket, a stump from the earth, a splinter from the finger..
Sauce :: Sauce (n.) A soft crayon for use in stump drawing or in shading with the stump.
Gate :: Gate (n.) In a lock tumbler, the opening for the stump of the bolt to pass through or into..
Stump :: Stump (n.) The part of a limb or other body remaining after a part is amputated or destroyed; a fixed or rooted remnant; a stub; as, the stump of a leg, a finger, a tooth, or a broom..
Dump :: Dump (v. t.) To knock heavily; to stump.
Stump :: Stump (v. t.) To challenge; also, to nonplus..
Stumpiness :: Stumper (n.) A puzzling or incredible story.
Stumpy :: Stumpy (a.) Full of stumps; hard; strong.
Stumpage :: Stumpage (n.) Timber in standing trees, -- often sold without the land at a fixed price per tree or per stump, the stumps being counted when the land is cleared..
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..
Runt :: Runt (a.) The dead stump of a tree; also, the stem of a plant..
Stumped :: Stump (n.) 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 fence; also, a pin or projection in a lock to form a guide for a movable piece..
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