Definition of stump

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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..

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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..
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..
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..
Stump :: Stump (v. t.) To cut off a part of; to reduce to a stump; to lop.
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 :: Stumpy (a.) Full of stumps; hard; strong.
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 :: Stumping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stum.
Runt :: Runt (a.) The dead stump of a tree; also, the stem of a plant..
Stumpage :: Stump (v. i.) To walk clumsily, as if on stumps..
Gate :: Gate (n.) In a lock tumbler, the opening for the stump of the bolt to pass through or into..
Dump :: Dump (v. t.) To knock heavily; to stump.
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..
Stump :: Stump (n.) The legs; as, to stir one's stumps..
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..
Stumping :: Stumped (imp. & p. p.) of Stum.
Stumpiness :: Stumper (n.) A puzzling or incredible story.
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..
Stump :: Stump (v. t.) To challenge; also, to nonplus..
Stumper :: Stumper (n.) One who stumps.
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