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    stump
    [stəmp]
    noun
    stump (noun) · stumps (plural noun)
    1. the bottom part of a tree left projecting from the ground after most of the trunk has fallen or been cut down.
    2. cricket
      each of the three upright pieces of wood which form a wicket.
    3. art
      a cylinder with conical ends made of rolled paper or other soft material, used for softening or blending marks made with a crayon or pencil.
    4. NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH
      engaged in or involving political campaigning:
      "he is an inspiring stump speaker"
    verb
    stump (verb) · stumps (third person present) · stumped (past tense) · stumped (past participle) · stumping (present participle)
    1. informal
      (be stumped)
      (of a question or problem) be too hard for; baffle:
      "education chiefs were stumped by some of the exam questions"
      • (be stumped)
        be at a loss; be unable to work out what to do or say:
        "detectives are stumped for a reason for the attack"
    2. NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH
      travel around (a district) making political speeches:
      "there is no chance that he will be well enough to stump the country" · "the two men had come to the city to stump for the presidential candidate"
    3. art
      use a stump on (a drawing, line, etc.).
    Origin
    Middle English (denoting a part of a limb remaining after an amputation): from Middle Low German stump(e) or Middle Dutch stomp. The early sense of the verb was ‘stumble’.
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  2. A stump can refer to123:
    • The part of something such as a tree, tooth, arm, or leg that is left after most of it has been removed.
    • The lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off.
    • A rudimentary or vestigial bodily part.
    • The part of a plant and especially a tree remaining attached to the root after the trunk is cut.
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    the part of something such as a tree, tooth, arm, or leg that is left after most of it has been removed: stump of He stopped and sat down on the stump of a tree. Her smile broadened to reveal two rows of brown stumps.
    dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/stump
    the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed. the part of a limb of the body remaining after the rest has been cut off. a part of a broken or decayed tooth left in the gum. a short remnant, as of a candle; stub.
    www.dictionary.com/browse/stump
    1 a : the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed b : a rudimentary or vestigial bodily part 2 : the part of a plant and especially a tree remaining attached to the root after the trunk is cut
    www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stump
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