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stump

UK
/stʌmp/
US
/stʌmp/

Translations

stumpnoun
stumps
pl
UK
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US
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After the tree was cut down, only a stump remained in the yard.
Après l'abattage de l'arbre, il ne մնait qu'une souche dans le jardin.
moignonSe dit d’une partie résiduelle d’un membre ou d’une dent.
The patient experienced phantom pain in the stump of his amputated leg.
Le patient ressentait une douleur fantôme dans le moignon de sa jambe amputée.
Additional translations
tournéeDans l’expression politique, pour la suite d’apparitions publiques d’un candidat.
piquetTermes de cricket.
tribuneDans le contexte politique, pour désigner l’estrade ou la tribune de campagne.
restePartie résiduelle d’un objet ou d’un élément plus long.
Synonyms
base
stalk
stob
remnant
trunk
stumpverb
stumped
Past Simple
stumped
Past Participle
stumping
Gerund
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faire campagneDans le contexte politique, en se déplaçant de lieu en lieu.
The candidate stumped through several states to gather support for the election.
Le candidat a fait campagne dans plusieurs États pour जुटer des soutiens pour l’élection.
The tricky math problem stumped the entire class.
Le problème de maths difficile a déconcerté toute la classe.
dessoucherEn agriculture ou en aménagement des terrains.
Early settlers had to stump the fields before they could start planting crops.
Les premiers colons ont dû dessoucher les champs avant de commencer à planter des cultures.
Additional translations
stumperTermes de cricket.
traînerMarcher lourdement ou avec maladresse.
Synonyms
mystify
dumbfound
baffle
perplex
confound
stumpadjective
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/stʌmp/
US
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Used attributively, especially in compounds like "stump speech" or "stump speechmaking" to denote relation to political campaigning.
électoralSe rapporte à la campagne politique itinérante.
The candidate's stump rhetoric appealed to rural voters.
La rhétorique électorale du candidat a séduit les électeurs ruraux.

Definitions

stumpnoun
The part of a tree trunk left projecting from the ground after the rest has fallen or been cut down.
After the tree was cut down, only a stump remained in the yard.
A small, remaining part of something that was once larger or longer.
The old pencil was worn down to a stump after years of use.
A platform used by a speaker, especially a politician, during a campaign.
The candidate delivered a passionate speech from the stump in the town square.
In cricket, one of the three vertical posts that form the wicket.
The bowler aimed to hit the stumps to get the batsman out.
The part of a limb or tooth remaining after amputation or breakage.
The patient experienced phantom pain in the stump of his amputated leg.
The sequence of public appearances or the campaign trail on which a candidate delivers political speeches.
After announcing her candidacy, she hit the stump to rally supporters across the state.
stumpverb
To walk heavily or clumsily.
He stumped across the room in his heavy boots.
To baffle or confuse someone, especially with a difficult question or problem.
The tricky math problem stumped the entire class.
To campaign or make political speeches, especially by traveling from place to place.
The candidate stumped through several states to gather support for the election.
In cricket, to dismiss a batsman by dislodging the bails with the ball while the batsman is out of his ground and not attempting a run.
The wicketkeeper stumped the batsman with a quick throw.
To clear (land) of tree stumps by uprooting or blasting them.
Early settlers had to stump the fields before they could start planting crops.
stumpadjective
Relating to or characteristic of political campaigning carried out by traveling from place to place.
The candidate's stump rhetoric appealed to rural voters.
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