stump
/stʌmp/noun, verb1 syllable
Stump means: a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
Synonyms for stump12
noun, as in a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
noun, as in the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
verb, as in walk heavily
verb, as in cause to be perplexed or confounded
What does stump mean?8
noun
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed
(cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket
verb
walk heavily“The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots”
cause to be perplexed or confounded“This problem stumped her”
travel through a district and make political speeches“the candidate stumped the Northeast”
remove tree stumps from“stump a field”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with stump?11
Stump in a sentence
- Since you sat on the stump, you should've given me a grand.AlanF_US
- The stump is like a phallus of nature.unknown
- Even the rotten stump stood straight and healthy on the green hill-side.Hybrid
- Why exert yourself hacking and pulling the stump when you have access to dynamite?moman
- I'll sit on a tree stump and eat a pie.AlanF_US
- There's a tree stump at the bottom of the lake.Miktsoanit
- The candidate delivered his usual stump speech at the rally.rul
- A snowman is left in the night darkness in company with snowy stumps, boulders and anthills.honestlang
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of stump
as a noun
- plural
- stumps
as a verb
- past tense
- stumped
- present participle
- stumping
- third-person singular
- stumps
- past participle
- stumped