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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Stump  \Stump\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Stumped};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Stumping}.] 
  1.  To  cut  off  a  part  of  to  reduce  to  a  stump;  to  lop. 
 
  Around  the  stumped  top  soft  moss  did  grow.  --Dr.  H. 
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  2.  To  strike,  as  the  toes,  against  a  stone  or  something 
  fixed;  to  stub.  [Colloq.] 
 
  3.  To  challenge;  also  to  nonplus.  [Colloq.] 
 
  4.  To  travel  over  delivering  speeches  for  electioneering 
  purposes;  as  to  stump  a  State,  or  a  district.  See  {To  go 
  on  the  stump},  under  {Stump},  n.  [Colloq.  U.S.] 
 
  5.  (Cricket) 
  a  To  put  (a  batsman)  out  of  play  by  knocking  off  the 
  bail,  or  knocking  down  the  stumps  of  the  wicket  he  is 
  defending  while  he  is  off  his  allotted  ground;  -- 
  sometimes  with  out  --T.  Hughes. 
  b  To  bowl  down  the  stumps  of  as  of  a  wicket. 
 
  A  herd  of  boys  with  clamor  bowled,  And  stumped 
  the  wicket.  --Tennyson. 
 
  {To  stump  it}. 
  a  To  go  afoot;  hence  to  run  away  to  escape.  [Slang] 
  --Ld.  Lytton. 
  b  To  make  electioneering  speeches.  [Colloq.  U.S.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  stumping 
  n  :  campaigning  for  something  by  making  political  speeches 
  (stump  speeches) 




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