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Definition of Stumped

Stumped
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. More. 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.]
Stump
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. More. 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.]
Stump
Stump Stump, v. i. To walk clumsily, as if on stumps. To stump up, to pay cash. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.

Meaning of Stumped from wikipedia

- credited for the dismissal. A batsman may be out stumped off a wide delivery but cannot be stumped off a no ball as bowler is credited for the wicket...
- In cricket, the stumps are the three vertical posts that support the bails and form the wicket. Stumping or being stumped is a method of dismissing a...
- on the tracklist. It was Pritam's first solo album. "Stumped – Movie". Box Office India. "Stumped (2003) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan...
- stumped in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Stumped is a method of dismissing a batsman in the sport of cricket. Stumped may also refer to: Stumped (film)...
- If that contestant "stumped the Schwab", he earned an additional $5,000 and a guaranteed spot in the semifinals. If they "stumped the Schwab" in the semifinals...
- cut and felled, the stump or tree stump is usually a small remaining portion of the trunk with the roots still in the ground. Stumps may show the age-defining...
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- A political stump speech is a standard speech used by a politician running for office. Typically a candidate who schedules many appearances prepares a...
- Eugene Andrew Stump (August 9, 1925 – c. 2014) was an American former professional basketball player. Stump was selected in the 1947 BAA Draft by the...