stump
stuhmp
- n the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
- n the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed
- n (cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket
- n a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
- v cause to be perplexed or confounded
This problem stumped her - v walk heavily
- v travel through a district and make political speeches
the candidate stumped the Northeast - v remove tree stumps from
stump a field
- Tour de force new stump speech delivered -- using TelePrompter -- to Des Moines crowd and media bigfeet galore.
- While De Campos prepared the stump, Rogers marked the corresponding veins, arteries and nerves with sutures on the severed arm.
- For the 2008 presidential candidates, the Web is the newest place to stump for votes.