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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Stunned :: Stumpy (a.) Short and thick; stubby.
Stubbled :: Stubble (n.) The stumps of wheat, rye, barley, oats, or buckwheat, left in the ground; the part of the stalk left by the scythe or sickle..
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..
Tiller :: Tiller (n.) A sprout or young tree that springs from a root or stump.
Stump :: Stump (v. t.) To challenge; also, to nonplus..
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..
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..
Stumpy :: Stump-tailed (a.) Having a short, thick tail..
Stump-tailed :: Stumpiness (n.) The state of being stumpy.
Snag :: Snag (n.) A stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch; a knot; a protuberance..
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..
Dump :: Dump (v. t.) To knock heavily; to stump.
Stumper :: Stumpage (n.) A tax on the amount of timber cut, regulated by the price of lumber..
Stumping :: Stumped (imp. & p. p.) of Stum.
Stumpy :: Stumpy (a.) Full of stumps; hard; strong.
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..
Stump :: Stump (n.) The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub.
Stump :: Stump (v. t.) To travel over, delivering speeches for electioneering purposes; as, to stump a State, or a district. See To go on the stump, under Stump, n..
Scumbling :: Scumbling (n.) In crayon drawing, the use of the stump..
Stub :: Stub (n.) The stump of a tree; that part of a tree or plant which remains fixed in the earth when the stem is cut down; -- applied especially to the stump of a small tree, or shrub..
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