stump

stump1 [ stʌmp ] noun count

1. ) the part of a tree left above the ground after it has been cut through near the base:

Nothing remained of the forest but tree stumps.

2. ) the remaining part of someone's arm, leg, or finger after the rest is cut off

3. ) AMERICAN a special trip by a politician to meet voters and try to get their support:

a stump speech

on the stump: Last Friday he was on the stump in Boston.

4. ) one of the three sticks behind the BATSMAN in CRICKET

stump

stump 2 [ stʌmp ] verb

1. ) transitive usually passive INFORMAL if you are stumped by something, you cannot explain or answer it:

Even experts are stumped by this strange weather.

2. ) intransitive or transitive AMERICAN to speak to people to persuade them to vote for you or your party:

They stumped for the far-right votes.

3. ) intransitive to walk, hitting the ground hard with your feet as you go:

stump away/off: He turned and stumped away angrily.

,stump `up phrasal verb transitive BRITISH

to give money, often without wanting to give it