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stump

noun/verb

/stʌmp/

Meaning

the base of a tree left after the trunk is cut down; to puzzle or confuse

The question completely stumped the students.

on the stump

puzzle, confuse, baffle, perplex, bewilder

clarify, explain, enlighten

tree stump, stump speech, stump up, stump question

A rigid structure that surrounds or encloses something; to construct or formulate.

a written document granting rights or privileges; to hire a vehicle or vessel for temporary use

a person who does something, especially helping other people, willingly and without being paid

a word, letter, or number placed before another; as a verb, to add something in front of something e...

Verb: To cast or throw upward. Noun: Something thrown or directed upward.

A fight between armed forces or a struggle to achieve or resist something.