'stump' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'stump' with 3 example sentences.
- stump noun
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: 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
: a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
- stump verb
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: cause to be perplexed or confounded
: walk heavily
: travel through a district and make political speeches
: remove tree stumps from
He sat on a mossy tree stump.
He was stumped by the problem.
But I have nothing left. I am just an old stump.