stump
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Definition of stump:
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 cause to be perplexed or confounded; "This problem stumped her" walk heavily; "The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots" travel through a district and make political speeches; "the candidate stumped the Northeast" remove tree stumps from; "stump a field" |