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stump
(stŭmp)n.
1. The part of a tree trunk left protruding from the ground after the tree has fallen or has been felled.
2. A part, as of a branch, limb, or tooth, remaining after the main part has been cut away, broken off, or worn down.
3.
a. stumps Informal The legs.
b. An artificial leg.
4. Derogatory A short, thickset person.
5. A heavy footfall.
6. A place or an occasion used for political or campaign oratory: candidates out on the stump.
7. A short, pointed roll of leather or paper or wad of rubber for rubbing on a charcoal or pencil drawing to shade or soften it.
8. Sports Any of the three upright sticks in a cricket wicket.
v. stumped, stump·ing, stumps
v.tr.
1. To reduce to a stump.
2. To clear stumps from: stump a field.
3. To stub (a toe or foot).
4. To walk over heavily or clumsily.
5. To traverse (a district or region) making political speeches.
6. To shade (a drawing) with a stump.
7. To challenge (someone); dare.
8. To cause to be at a loss; baffle: stumped the teacher with a question.
v.intr.
1. To walk heavily or clumsily.
2. To go about making political speeches.
[Middle English stumpe, possibly from Middle Low German stump.]
stump′er n.
stump′i·ness n.
stump′y adj.
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stump
(stʌmp)n
1. (Forestry) the base part of a tree trunk left standing after the tree has been felled or has fallen
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
4. (Cricket) cricket any of three upright wooden sticks that, with two bails laid across them, form a wicket (the stumps)
5. (Art Terms) Also called: tortillon a short sharply-pointed stick of cork or rolled paper or leather, used in drawing and shading
6. a heavy tread or the sound of heavy footsteps
7. (Rhetoric) a platform used by an orator when addressing a meeting
8. (Building) (often plural) Austral a pile used to support a house
9. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) on the stump chiefly US and Canadian engaged in campaigning, esp by political speech-making
vb
10. (tr) to stop, confuse, or puzzle
11. (intr) to plod or trudge heavily
12. (Cricket) (tr) cricket (of a fielder, esp a wicketkeeper) to dismiss (a batsman) by breaking his wicket with the ball or with the ball in the hand while he is out of his crease
13. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) chiefly US and Canadian to campaign or canvass (an area), esp by political speech-making
14. (Forestry) (tr) to reduce to a stump; lop
15. (Forestry) (tr) to clear (land) of stumps
[C14: from Middle Low German stump; related to Dutch stomp, German Stumpf; see stamp]
ˈstumper n
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stump
(stʌmp)n.
1. the lower end of a tree trunk or plant left standing after the upper part falls or is cut off.
2. the part of a limb of the body remaining after the rest has been cut off.
3. a part of a broken or decayed tooth left in the gum.
4. any base part or short remnant remaining after the main part has been removed; stub.
5. an artificial leg.
6. Usu., stumps.Informal. the legs.
7. a short, stocky person.
8. a heavy, sometimes uneven step or gait.
9. the figurative place of political speechmaking: to go on the stump.
10. a short, thick roll of paper, leather, etc., usu. having a blunt point, for rubbing a pencil, charcoal, or crayon drawing in order to achieve subtle gradations of tone in representing light and shade.
11. each of the three upright sticks that, with the two bails laid on top of them, form a wicket in cricket.
v.t. 12. to reduce to a stump; truncate; lop.
13. to clear of stumps, as land.
14. to nonplus or render completely at a loss: The question stumped me.
15. to challenge or dare to do something.
16. to make political campaign speeches to or in: to stump a state.
17. Chiefly Southern U.S. to stub, as one's toe.
18. (of the wicketkeeper in cricket) to put (a batsman) out by knocking down a stump or by dislodging a bail with the ball held in the hand while the batsman is off his ground.
19. to tone or modify (a drawing) with a stump.
v.i. 20. to walk heavily or clumsily, as if with a wooden leg.
21. to make political campaign speeches.
Idioms: up a stump, at a loss; perplexed.
[1200–50; (n.) Middle English stompe, c. or < Middle Dutch stomp, Middle Low German stump(e); compare Old High German stumpf]
stump′er, n.
stump•y, adj. -i•er, -i•est.
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stump
Past participle: stumped
Gerund: stumping
| Imperative |
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| stump |
| stump |
| Present |
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| I stump |
| you stump |
| he/she/it stumps |
| we stump |
| you stump |
| they stump |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I stumped |
| you stumped |
| he/she/it stumped |
| we stumped |
| you stumped |
| they stumped |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am stumping |
| you are stumping |
| he/she/it is stumping |
| we are stumping |
| you are stumping |
| they are stumping |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have stumped |
| you have stumped |
| he/she/it has stumped |
| we have stumped |
| you have stumped |
| they have stumped |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was stumping |
| you were stumping |
| he/she/it was stumping |
| we were stumping |
| you were stumping |
| they were stumping |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had stumped |
| you had stumped |
| he/she/it had stumped |
| we had stumped |
| you had stumped |
| they had stumped |
| Future |
|---|
| I will stump |
| you will stump |
| he/she/it will stump |
| we will stump |
| you will stump |
| they will stump |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have stumped |
| you will have stumped |
| he/she/it will have stumped |
| we will have stumped |
| you will have stumped |
| they will have stumped |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be stumping |
| you will be stumping |
| he/she/it will be stumping |
| we will be stumping |
| you will be stumping |
| they will be stumping |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been stumping |
| you have been stumping |
| he/she/it has been stumping |
| we have been stumping |
| you have been stumping |
| they have been stumping |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been stumping |
| you will have been stumping |
| he/she/it will have been stumping |
| we will have been stumping |
| you will have been stumping |
| they will have been stumping |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been stumping |
| you had been stumping |
| he/she/it had been stumping |
| we had been stumping |
| you had been stumping |
| they had been stumping |
| Conditional |
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| I would stump |
| you would stump |
| he/she/it would stump |
| we would stump |
| you would stump |
| they would stump |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have stumped |
| you would have stumped |
| he/she/it would have stumped |
| we would have stumped |
| you would have stumped |
| they would have stumped |
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stump
Any of the three upright wooden sticks that form a wicket.
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Noun 1. [画像:stump - the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled]stump - the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
plant part, plant structure - any part of a plant or fungus
tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
stool - (forestry) the stump of a tree that has been felled or headed for the production of saplings
2. stump - the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed
body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
tooth - hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
limb - one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
3. stump - (cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket
cricket - a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs
post - an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them"
4. [画像:stump - a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it]stump - a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
platform - a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform"
Verb 1. [画像:stump - cause to be perplexed or confounded]stump - cause to be perplexed or confounded; "This problem stumped her"
2. stump - walk heavily; "The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots"
walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
3. stump - travel through a district and make political speeches; "the candidate stumped the Northeast"
4. stump - remove tree stumps from; "stump a field"
clear - remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road"
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stump
verb
stump something up (Brit. informal) (with money or a sum of money as object) pay, fork out (slang), shell out (informal), contribute, hand over, donate, chip in (informal), cough up (informal), come across with (informal) Customers do not have to stump up cash for at least four weeks.
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stump
verb2. Informal. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose:
Informal: cross.
Idiom: cut the ground from under.
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Translations
قُرْمَة الشَّجَرَهيُرْبِك، يُوَرِّطيَمْشي بِتَثاقُل
belhat sepahýlpařeztyčkatvyvést z míry
bringe i vildredegærdepindstampestubstump
csonkfatönkjátékból kiütnehézkesen lépkedtönk
gera orîlausanòrammaslá útstaur, hællstubbur, stúfur
bigėkaukšėtikelmasliekanasukrapštyti
apmulsinātcelmsgalsiet smagiem soļiemlāčot
ísť ťažkým krokompahýľpeň
štor
stump
[stʌmp]A. N
1. (gen) → cabo m; [of limb] → muñón m; [of tree] → tocón m; [of tooth] → raigón m
to find o.s. up a stump (US) → quedarse de piedra, estar perplejo
to find o.s. up a stump (US) → quedarse de piedra, estar perplejo
2. (Cricket) → palo m
4. to be or go on the stump (US) (Pol) → hacer campaña electoral
B. VT
1. (= perplex) → dejar perplejo or confuso
I'm completely stumped → estoy totalmente perplejo
to be stumped for an answer → no tener respuesta
I'm completely stumped → estoy totalmente perplejo
to be stumped for an answer → no tener respuesta
2. (Cricket) → eliminar
3. to stump the country (US) (Pol) recorrer el país pronunciando discursos
stump up (Brit)
A. VT + ADV to stump up five pounds → apoquinar cinco libras, desembolsar cinco libras (for sth para comprar algo or por algo)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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stump
n
(of tree, limb, tooth) → Stumpf m; (of candle, pencil, tail, cigar) → Stummel m; (Cricket) → Stab m; to stir one’s stumps (inf) → sich rühren, sich regen
(US Pol: = platform) → Rednertribüne f; stump speaker → Wahlredner(in) m(f); to go out on the stumps → (öffentlich or vor Ort) als Redner auftreten
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
stump
[stʌmp]1. n (of limb) → moncone m; (of pencil, tail) → mozzicone m; (of tree) → troncone m; (of tooth) → pezzo (Cricket) → paletto (della porta)
2. vt (perplex) → sconcertare, lasciare perplesso/a
to be stumped for an answer → essere incapace di rispondere
to be stumped for an answer → essere incapace di rispondere
stump up
2. vi + adv (fam) → sborsare i soldi, sganciare i soldi
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stump
(stamp) noun1. the part of a tree left in the ground after the trunk has been cut down. He sat on a (tree-)stump and ate his sandwiches. stomp قُرْمَة الشَّجَرَه дънер toco pařez der Stumpf stub κούτσουρο tocón, cepa känd كنده kanto souche גֶזָע כָּרוּת ठूंठ panj (fa)tönk tunggul kayu stubbur, stúfur ceppo 切株 그루터기 kelmas celms tunggul kayu stronk stubbe pniak کنده toco buştean пень peň štor panj stubbe ตอไม้ kütük 樹樁 пень درخت کی ٹوٹی ہوءی شاخ gốc cây 树桩
2. the part of a limb, tooth, pencil etc remaining after the main part has been cut or broken off, worn away etc. stompie جَدَعَه: ما يَتَبَقّى بعدَ قَطْعِ الشَّيء корен coto pahýl, zbytek der Stummel stump απομεινάρι muñón; raigón konts, könt ته؛ريشه tynkä moignon; chicot; bout גדם टुकड़ा batrljak, škrba csonk puntung stubbur, stúfur moncherino; radice,; mozzicone 根 (이 등의) 남은 뿌리 rąstgalys, liekana, galiukas, bigė gals; stumbenis tunggul stomp stump, stubb odłamek, kikut, końcówka ریښه coto ciot; colţ; capăt культя; пенек; огрызок pahýľ, zvyšok štrcelj panj stump โคน kök (四肢、牙齒、鉛筆的)殘餘部分 обрубок; ампутована кінцівка پنسل یا سگار وغیرہ کا بچا ہوا ٹکڑا chân, mẩu (四肢、牙齿、铅笔的)残余部分
3. in cricket, one of the three upright sticks forming the wicket. paaltjie إحْدى الدَّعائِم الخَشَبِيَّه الثَّلاث في لُعْبَة الكريكيت една от пръчките на вратата в крикета pau tyčka (kriketová) der Torstab gærdepind πασσαλίσκος (στο κρίκετ) palo, poste väravapost ميله هدف keppi piquet מקל डंडा, स्टम्प jedan od tri stupića koji tvore vrata u kriketu tonggak staur, hæll piolo, paletto 柱 (크리켓의) 기둥 kuolelis mietiņš pancang stump palik د هدف میله pau una dintre cele trei şipci (la jocul de crichet) столбик tyčka jedan od štapova u kriketu grindpinne เสาในกีฬาคริกเก็ต üç hedef sopalarından her biri (板球)三柱門的一柱 спиця крикетних воріт کرکٹ کی ایک وکٹ cọc gôn (板球)三柱门的一柱
verb1. to walk with heavy, stamping steps. He stumped angrily out of the room. swaar stap يَمْشي بِتَثاقُل вървя тежко pisar forte belhat se stampfen stampe περπατώ βαριά andar pisando muy fuerte kõmpima با گام هاي سنگين حركت كردن tömistellä aller à pas lourds לְהַלֵך בִּצעֲדִים כְּבֶדִים पैर पटक कर चलना teško gaziti, tabati nehézkesen lépked berjalan dengan langkah berat þramma camminare どしんどしんと歩く 무거운 발걸음으로 걷다 žingsniuoti, kaukšėti iet smagiem soļiem; lāčot berjalan menghentak-hentak klossen trampe, klampe człapać له دروندو ګامونو سره حرکت کول pisar forte a merge cu paşi grei тяжело ступать ísť ťažkým krokom hoditi s težkimi koraki teško gaziti stulta, stövla เดินลงเท้าหนัก ๆ hantal adımlarla ağır ağır yürümek 以重重的腳步走 важко ступати اکڑی ہوءی ٹانگوں سے چلنا đi lộp cộp, cứng nhắc 以重重的脚步走
2. to puzzle or baffle completely. I'm stumped! vasgevra, verleë يُرْبِك، يُوَرِّط обърквам deixar perplexo vyvést z míry verblüffen bringe i vildrede αφήνω κπ. άναυδο, μπερδεύω κπ. dejar perflejo, desconcertar hämmeldama گيج شدن ällistyä estomaquer לְהָבִיך आउट कर देना zbuniti, smesti zavarba hoz membuat heran gera orðlausan sconcertare, imbarazzare 困らせる 당황하게 하다 apstulbinti, sugluminti apmulsināt berasa hairan versteld doen staan sette til veggs, stå helt fast zaskoczyć, zbić z tropu ګنس کیدل،ګیچ کیدل deixar perplexo a lăsa perplex озадачивать vyviesť z miery zbegati zapanjiti förbluffad, helt ställd ทําให้งง şaşırmak 使惶惑 ставити у безвихідь چکر میں ڈال دینا làm ai bí, gây bối rối 使惶惑
ˈstumpy adjective being a stump; short and thick like a stump. The cat had a stumpy tail. kort, stompagtig قَصير مُمْتَلئ الجِسْم къс и дебел rombudo pahýlovitý stumpfartig stumpet κοντόχοντρος achaparrado, corto y regordete tönts كوتاه و كلفت lyhyenläntä trapu גוץ गोल-मटोल, हथकटा व्यक्ति या शाखा विहीन वृक्ष kratak i debeo, zdepast zömök dan gemuk kubbslegur corto; tozzo ずんぐりした 그루터기 같은, 딸딸막한 trumpas ir storas īss; strups kontot stomp stumpet, kort og tykk krótki i gruby لنډ او کلفت rombudo bondoc короткий и толстый hrubý a krátky štrcljast zdepast knubbig, trubbig, stubbad ปุ่มป่ํา küt 粗短的 кремезний; присадкуватий پستہ قد اور گٹھیلا lùn mập 粗短的
stump up to pay (a sum of money), often unwillingly. We all stumped up 2ドル for his present. onwillig betaal يَدْفَعُ دَيْنا بِغَيْر رَغْبَه изръсвам се desembolsar vysolit (peníze) berappen ryste op med ξηλώνομαι (μτφ.), πληρώνω απρόθυμα desembolsar kinni maksma سلفيدن pulittaa payer לְשָלֵם चुकाना isplatiti leszúr membayar de ngan terpaksa punga út sborsare, sganciare 支払う (마지못해) 지불하다 sukrapštyti (ar grūtībām) savākt; sagrabināt membayar dengan terpaksa opdokken punge ut (wy)bulić یو څه پیسی ورکول معمولاُ په ناخوښه توګه یا په زوره desembolsar выкладывать vysoliť (peniaze) odšteti platiti punga ut med ยอมจ่ายเงิน gönülsüzce ödemek (被迫)拿出一筆錢 викладати гроші رقم ادا کرنا trả một số tiền (被迫)拿出一笔钱
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stump
n. muñón, parte que queda de una extremidad amputada.
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stump
n (anat) muñón mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.