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Definition of "stumps" [stumps]

  • Plural form of stump. (noun)
  • Close of play (when the stumps are pulled out of the ground by the umpires) (noun)
  • Present participle of stump. (verb)

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Use "stumps" in a sentence
  • "Sometimes where a candidate stumps is more telling than what they say on the stump."
  • "This gateway or passage was roofed over, and the rectangular depressions for the reception of cross-beams still contain short stumps, protected from destruction by the masonry."
  • "We got a board and two stumps from the carpenter's in the village, and we painted it all white, and when that was dry Denny did the words on it."