(of a question or problem) To be too hard for
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(of a question or problem) To be too hard for
“We were sure the last question would stump them and leave us with great video footage.”
To walk, especially clumsily or noisily
“He started to stump into the jungle, and I took a few hesitant steps after him.”
To defy or challenge (someone to do something)
“The boys were wont to stump each other to mount the front stairs to the garret.”
To go on a voyage or journey
To walk in a slow, relaxed manner
To prevent (someone) from achieving an aim
To deliver a (usually formal and extended) speech on a subject
To campaign, typically as part of an election
To say something, typically noteworthy, in speech
To deceive or fool someone
To announce or declare, especially officially or publicly
To state a fact or belief forcefully or confidently
To speak or shout at length in an angry, impassioned way
To enter or participate in a contest, usually as a political candidate
To help or give aid to
To annoy or irritate
End of the day's play in cricket, signaled by the umpire removing the bails
Plural for a remnant of something that has been cut, broken off, or worn away
“The mother incredulously regarded Sofya, who was searching about for a place into which to drop her cigarette stump, and finally threw it in a flowerpot.”
Plural for a projection or protuberance
“Stumbling over a jutting stump, Quartley almost fell, the medicine box slipping out of his hand.”
Plural for a block or slab upon which a column, pedestal, statue, or other structure is based
Plural for a small piece or amount (of something)
Plural for the quality or condition of being indocile
Plural for a part of the trunk or a large branch of a tree that has fallen or been cut off
Plural for a crusty end of a loaf of bread, or the rind of a cheese
Plural for a public lecture or reading, especially delivered at a college or university
Plural for a tree that is no longer alive or living
Plural for a brief campaigning journey undertaken to gain support and canvass votes during a candidature
Plural for the declared policy of a political party or group
Plural for the action, or an act of, stamping one's foot or feet
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