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Definition of "stump" []

  • The part of a tree trunk left protruding from the ground after the tree has fallen or has been felled. (noun)
  • A part, as of a branch, limb, or tooth, remaining after the main part has been cut away, broken off, or worn down. (noun)
  • Informal The legs. (noun)
  • An artificial leg. (noun)
  • A short, thickset person. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "stump" in a sentence
  • "Her answer, she said, Kiran, that she's ready and then she even offered to play what she called stump the candidate."
  • "One of the reasons why he detested what he called stump oratory was because he believed it to be"
  • "Using the time-tested "politics-as-high-school" analogy, a Palin stump speech in "Red" America is a lot like getting the head cheerleader to attend your sweet 16."