| slovo | definícia |
stump
(mass) | stump
- pahýľ |
stump
(encz) | stump,pahýl Zdeněk Brož |
stump
(encz) | stump,pařez n: Ritchie |
stump
(encz) | stump,těžce kráčet v: jose |
stump
(encz) | stump,uvést do rozpaků v: Jiří Dadák |
Stump
(gcide) | Stump \Stump\, v. i.
To walk clumsily, as if on stumps.
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To stump up, to pay cash. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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Stump
(gcide) | Stump \Stump\, n. [OE. stumpe, stompe; akin to D. stomp, G.
stumpf, Icel. stumpr, Dan. & Sw. stump, and perhaps also to
E. stamp.]
1. The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after
the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub.
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2. The part of a limb or other body remaining after a part is
amputated or destroyed; a fixed or rooted remnant; a stub;
as, the stump of a leg, a finger, a tooth, or a broom.
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3. pl. The legs; as, to stir one's stumps. [Slang]
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4. (Cricket) One of the three pointed rods stuck in the
ground to form a wicket and support the bails.
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5. A short, thick roll of leather or paper, cut to a point,
or any similar implement, used to rub down the lines of a
crayon or pencil drawing, in shading it, or for shading
drawings by producing tints and gradations from crayon,
etc., in powder.
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6. A pin in a tumbler lock which forms an obstruction to
throwing the bolt, except when the gates of the tumblers
are properly arranged, as by the key; a fence; also, a pin
or projection in a lock to form a guide for a movable
piece.
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Leg stump (Cricket), the stump nearest to the batsman.
Off stump (Cricket), the stump farthest from the batsman.
Stump tracery (Arch.), a term used to describe late German
Gothic tracery, in which the molded bar seems to pass
through itself in its convolutions, and is then cut off
short, so that a section of the molding is seen at the end
of each similar stump.
To go on the stump, or To take the stump, to engage in
making public addresses for electioneering purposes; -- a
phrase derived from the practice of using a stump for a
speaker's platform in newly-settled districts. Hence also
the phrases stump orator, stump speaker, stump speech,
stump oratory, etc. [Colloq. U.S.]
on the stump campaigning for public office; running for
election to office.
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Stump
(gcide) | 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.
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Around the stumped top soft moss did grow. --Dr. H.
More.
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2. To strike, as the toes, against a stone or something
fixed; to stub. [Colloq.]
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3. To challenge; also, to nonplus. [Colloq.]
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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.]
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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.
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A herd of boys with clamor bowled,
And stumped the wicket. --Tennyson.
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To stump it.
(a) To go afoot; hence, to run away; to escape. [Slang]
--Ld. Lytton.
(b) To make electioneering speeches. [Colloq. U.S.]
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stump
(wn) | stump
n 1: the base part of a tree that remains standing after the
tree has been felled [syn: stump, tree stump]
2: the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is
removed
3: (cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the
wicket
4: a platform raised above the surrounding level to give
prominence to the person on it [syn: dais, podium,
pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox]
v 1: cause to be perplexed or confounded; "This problem stumped
her" [syn: stump, mix up]
2: walk heavily; "The men stomped through the snow in their
heavy boots" [syn: stomp, stamp, stump]
3: travel through a district and make political speeches; "the
candidate stumped the Northeast"
4: remove tree stumps from; "stump a field" |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
stump me
(encz) | stump me, |
stump speech
(encz) | stump speech, n: |
stump spud
(encz) | stump spud, n: |
stumped
(encz) | stumped,agitoval v: Zdeněk Brožstumped,belhal v: Zdeněk Brožstumped,mátl v: Zdeněk Brožstumped,odstraňoval pařezy Zdeněk Brož |
stumper
(encz) | stumper,oříšek n: složitá otázka, problém Petr Kovářstumper,problém n: těžký nebo nepochopitelný problém nebo otázka Petr
Kovářstumper,složitá otázka n: web |
stumping
(encz) | stumping,belhání n: Zdeněk Brožstumping,odstraňování pařezů Zdeněk Brož |
stumpknocker
(encz) | stumpknocker, n: |
stumpy
(encz) | stumpy,pahýlovitý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
tree stump
(encz) | tree stump, n: |
Leg stump
(gcide) | Stump \Stump\, n. [OE. stumpe, stompe; akin to D. stomp, G.
stumpf, Icel. stumpr, Dan. & Sw. stump, and perhaps also to
E. stamp.]
1. The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after
the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub.
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2. The part of a limb or other body remaining after a part is
amputated or destroyed; a fixed or rooted remnant; a stub;
as, the stump of a leg, a finger, a tooth, or a broom.
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3. pl. The legs; as, to stir one's stumps. [Slang]
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4. (Cricket) One of the three pointed rods stuck in the
ground to form a wicket and support the bails.
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5. A short, thick roll of leather or paper, cut to a point,
or any similar implement, used to rub down the lines of a
crayon or pencil drawing, in shading it, or for shading
drawings by producing tints and gradations from crayon,
etc., in powder.
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6. A pin in a tumbler lock which forms an obstruction to
throwing the bolt, except when the gates of the tumblers
are properly arranged, as by the key; a fence; also, a pin
or projection in a lock to form a guide for a movable
piece.
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Leg stump (Cricket), the stump nearest to the batsman.
Off stump (Cricket), the stump farthest from the batsman.
Stump tracery (Arch.), a term used to describe late German
Gothic tracery, in which the molded bar seems to pass
through itself in its convolutions, and is then cut off
short, so that a section of the molding is seen at the end
of each similar stump.
To go on the stump, or To take the stump, to engage in
making public addresses for electioneering purposes; -- a
phrase derived from the practice of using a stump for a
speaker's platform in newly-settled districts. Hence also
the phrases stump orator, stump speaker, stump speech,
stump oratory, etc. [Colloq. U.S.]
on the stump campaigning for public office; running for
election to office.
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Off stump
(gcide) | Stump \Stump\, n. [OE. stumpe, stompe; akin to D. stomp, G.
stumpf, Icel. stumpr, Dan. & Sw. stump, and perhaps also to
E. stamp.]
1. The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after
the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub.
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2. The part of a limb or other body remaining after a part is
amputated or destroyed; a fixed or rooted remnant; a stub;
as, the stump of a leg, a finger, a tooth, or a broom.
[1913 Webster]
3. pl. The legs; as, to stir one's stumps. [Slang]
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4. (Cricket) One of the three pointed rods stuck in the
ground to form a wicket and support the bails.
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5. A short, thick roll of leather or paper, cut to a point,
or any similar implement, used to rub down the lines of a
crayon or pencil drawing, in shading it, or for shading
drawings by producing tints and gradations from crayon,
etc., in powder.
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6. A pin in a tumbler lock which forms an obstruction to
throwing the bolt, except when the gates of the tumblers
are properly arranged, as by the key; a fence; also, a pin
or projection in a lock to form a guide for a movable
piece.
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Leg stump (Cricket), the stump nearest to the batsman.
Off stump (Cricket), the stump farthest from the batsman.
Stump tracery (Arch.), a term used to describe late German
Gothic tracery, in which the molded bar seems to pass
through itself in its convolutions, and is then cut off
short, so that a section of the molding is seen at the end
of each similar stump.
To go on the stump, or To take the stump, to engage in
making public addresses for electioneering purposes; -- a
phrase derived from the practice of using a stump for a
speaker's platform in newly-settled districts. Hence also
the phrases stump orator, stump speaker, stump speech,
stump oratory, etc. [Colloq. U.S.]
on the stump campaigning for public office; running for
election to office.
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on the stump
(gcide) | Stump \Stump\, n. [OE. stumpe, stompe; akin to D. stomp, G.
stumpf, Icel. stumpr, Dan. & Sw. stump, and perhaps also to
E. stamp.]
1. The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after
the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub.
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2. The part of a limb or other body remaining after a part is
amputated or destroyed; a fixed or rooted remnant; a stub;
as, the stump of a leg, a finger, a tooth, or a broom.
[1913 Webster]
3. pl. The legs; as, to stir one's stumps. [Slang]
[1913 Webster]
4. (Cricket) One of the three pointed rods stuck in the
ground to form a wicket and support the bails.
[1913 Webster]
5. A short, thick roll of leather or paper, cut to a point,
or any similar implement, used to rub down the lines of a
crayon or pencil drawing, in shading it, or for shading
drawings by producing tints and gradations from crayon,
etc., in powder.
[1913 Webster]
6. A pin in a tumbler lock which forms an obstruction to
throwing the bolt, except when the gates of the tumblers
are properly arranged, as by the key; a fence; also, a pin
or projection in a lock to form a guide for a movable
piece.
[1913 Webster]
Leg stump (Cricket), the stump nearest to the batsman.
Off stump (Cricket), the stump farthest from the batsman.
Stump tracery (Arch.), a term used to describe late German
Gothic tracery, in which the molded bar seems to pass
through itself in its convolutions, and is then cut off
short, so that a section of the molding is seen at the end
of each similar stump.
To go on the stump, or To take the stump, to engage in
making public addresses for electioneering purposes; -- a
phrase derived from the practice of using a stump for a
speaker's platform in newly-settled districts. Hence also
the phrases stump orator, stump speaker, stump speech,
stump oratory, etc. [Colloq. U.S.]
on the stump campaigning for public office; running for
election to office.
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Stump
(gcide) | Stump \Stump\, v. i.
To walk clumsily, as if on stumps.
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To stump up, to pay cash. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
[1913 Webster]Stump \Stump\, n. [OE. stumpe, stompe; akin to D. stomp, G.
stumpf, Icel. stumpr, Dan. & Sw. stump, and perhaps also to
E. stamp.]
1. The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after
the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub.
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2. The part of a limb or other body remaining after a part is
amputated or destroyed; a fixed or rooted remnant; a stub;
as, the stump of a leg, a finger, a tooth, or a broom.
[1913 Webster]
3. pl. The legs; as, to stir one's stumps. [Slang]
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4. (Cricket) One of the three pointed rods stuck in the
ground to form a wicket and support the bails.
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5. A short, thick roll of leather or paper, cut to a point,
or any similar implement, used to rub down the lines of a
crayon or pencil drawing, in shading it, or for shading
drawings by producing tints and gradations from crayon,
etc., in powder.
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6. A pin in a tumbler lock which forms an obstruction to
throwing the bolt, except when the gates of the tumblers
are properly arranged, as by the key; a fence; also, a pin
or projection in a lock to form a guide for a movable
piece.
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Leg stump (Cricket), the stump nearest to the batsman.
Off stump (Cricket), the stump farthest from the batsman.
Stump tracery (Arch.), a term used to describe late German
Gothic tracery, in which the molded bar seems to pass
through itself in its convolutions, and is then cut off
short, so that a section of the molding is seen at the end
of each similar stump.
To go on the stump, or To take the stump, to engage in
making public addresses for electioneering purposes; -- a
phrase derived from the practice of using a stump for a
speaker's platform in newly-settled districts. Hence also
the phrases stump orator, stump speaker, stump speech,
stump oratory, etc. [Colloq. U.S.]
on the stump campaigning for public office; running for
election to office.
[1913 Webster +PJC]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.
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Around the stumped top soft moss did grow. --Dr. H.
More.
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2. To strike, as the toes, against a stone or something
fixed; to stub. [Colloq.]
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3. To challenge; also, to nonplus. [Colloq.]
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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.]
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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.
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A herd of boys with clamor bowled,
And stumped the wicket. --Tennyson.
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To stump it.
(a) To go afoot; hence, to run away; to escape. [Slang]
--Ld. Lytton.
(b) To make electioneering speeches. [Colloq. U.S.]
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Stump tracery
(gcide) | Stump \Stump\, n. [OE. stumpe, stompe; akin to D. stomp, G.
stumpf, Icel. stumpr, Dan. & Sw. stump, and perhaps also to
E. stamp.]
1. The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after
the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub.
[1913 Webster]
2. The part of a limb or other body remaining after a part is
amputated or destroyed; a fixed or rooted remnant; a stub;
as, the stump of a leg, a finger, a tooth, or a broom.
[1913 Webster]
3. pl. The legs; as, to stir one's stumps. [Slang]
[1913 Webster]
4. (Cricket) One of the three pointed rods stuck in the
ground to form a wicket and support the bails.
[1913 Webster]
5. A short, thick roll of leather or paper, cut to a point,
or any similar implement, used to rub down the lines of a
crayon or pencil drawing, in shading it, or for shading
drawings by producing tints and gradations from crayon,
etc., in powder.
[1913 Webster]
6. A pin in a tumbler lock which forms an obstruction to
throwing the bolt, except when the gates of the tumblers
are properly arranged, as by the key; a fence; also, a pin
or projection in a lock to form a guide for a movable
piece.
[1913 Webster]
Leg stump (Cricket), the stump nearest to the batsman.
Off stump (Cricket), the stump farthest from the batsman.
Stump tracery (Arch.), a term used to describe late German
Gothic tracery, in which the molded bar seems to pass
through itself in its convolutions, and is then cut off
short, so that a section of the molding is seen at the end
of each similar stump.
To go on the stump, or To take the stump, to engage in
making public addresses for electioneering purposes; -- a
phrase derived from the practice of using a stump for a
speaker's platform in newly-settled districts. Hence also
the phrases stump orator, stump speaker, stump speech,
stump oratory, etc. [Colloq. U.S.]
on the stump campaigning for public office; running for
election to office.
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Stumpage
(gcide) | Stumpage \Stump"age\, n.
1. Timber in standing trees, -- often sold without the land
at a fixed price per tree or per stump, the stumps being
counted when the land is cleared. [Local, U.S.]
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Only trees above a certain size are allowed to be
cut by loggers buying stumpage from the owners of
land. --C. S.
Sargent.
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2. A tax on the amount of timber cut, regulated by the price
of lumber. [Local, U.S.] --The Nation.
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Stumped
(gcide) | 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.
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Around the stumped top soft moss did grow. --Dr. H.
More.
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2. To strike, as the toes, against a stone or something
fixed; to stub. [Colloq.]
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3. To challenge; also, to nonplus. [Colloq.]
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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.]
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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.
[1913 Webster]
A herd of boys with clamor bowled,
And stumped the wicket. --Tennyson.
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To stump it.
(a) To go afoot; hence, to run away; to escape. [Slang]
--Ld. Lytton.
(b) To make electioneering speeches. [Colloq. U.S.]
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Stumper
(gcide) | Stumper \Stump"er\, n.
1. One who stumps.
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2. A boastful person. [Slang]
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3. A puzzling or incredible story. [Slang, U.S.]
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Stumpiness
(gcide) | Stumpiness \Stump"i*ness\, n.
The state of being stumpy.
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Stumping
(gcide) | 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.
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Around the stumped top soft moss did grow. --Dr. H.
More.
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2. To strike, as the toes, against a stone or something
fixed; to stub. [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]
3. To challenge; also, to nonplus. [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]
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.]
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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.
[1913 Webster]
A herd of boys with clamor bowled,
And stumped the wicket. --Tennyson.
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To stump it.
(a) To go afoot; hence, to run away; to escape. [Slang]
--Ld. Lytton.
(b) To make electioneering speeches. [Colloq. U.S.]
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Stump-tailed
(gcide) | Stump-tailed \Stump"-tailed`\, a.
Having a short, thick tail.
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Stump-tailed lizard (Zool.), a singular Australian scincoid
lizard (Trachydosaurus rugosus) having a short, thick
tail resembling its head in form; -- called also {sleeping
lizard}.
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Stump-tailed lizard
(gcide) | Stump-tailed \Stump"-tailed`\, a.
Having a short, thick tail.
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Stump-tailed lizard (Zool.), a singular Australian scincoid
lizard (Trachydosaurus rugosus) having a short, thick
tail resembling its head in form; -- called also {sleeping
lizard}.
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Stumpy
(gcide) | Stumpy \Stump"y\, a.
1. Full of stumps; hard; strong.
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2. Short and thick; stubby. [Colloq.] "A stumpy little man."
--J. C. Harris.
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To go on the stump
(gcide) | Stump \Stump\, n. [OE. stumpe, stompe; akin to D. stomp, G.
stumpf, Icel. stumpr, Dan. & Sw. stump, and perhaps also to
E. stamp.]
1. The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after
the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub.
[1913 Webster]
2. The part of a limb or other body remaining after a part is
amputated or destroyed; a fixed or rooted remnant; a stub;
as, the stump of a leg, a finger, a tooth, or a broom.
[1913 Webster]
3. pl. The legs; as, to stir one's stumps. [Slang]
[1913 Webster]
4. (Cricket) One of the three pointed rods stuck in the
ground to form a wicket and support the bails.
[1913 Webster]
5. A short, thick roll of leather or paper, cut to a point,
or any similar implement, used to rub down the lines of a
crayon or pencil drawing, in shading it, or for shading
drawings by producing tints and gradations from crayon,
etc., in powder.
[1913 Webster]
6. A pin in a tumbler lock which forms an obstruction to
throwing the bolt, except when the gates of the tumblers
are properly arranged, as by the key; a fence; also, a pin
or projection in a lock to form a guide for a movable
piece.
[1913 Webster]
Leg stump (Cricket), the stump nearest to the batsman.
Off stump (Cricket), the stump farthest from the batsman.
Stump tracery (Arch.), a term used to describe late German
Gothic tracery, in which the molded bar seems to pass
through itself in its convolutions, and is then cut off
short, so that a section of the molding is seen at the end
of each similar stump.
To go on the stump, or To take the stump, to engage in
making public addresses for electioneering purposes; -- a
phrase derived from the practice of using a stump for a
speaker's platform in newly-settled districts. Hence also
the phrases stump orator, stump speaker, stump speech,
stump oratory, etc. [Colloq. U.S.]
on the stump campaigning for public office; running for
election to office.
[1913 Webster +PJC] |
To stump it
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]
Around the stumped top soft moss did grow. --Dr. H.
More.
[1913 Webster]
2. To strike, as the toes, against a stone or something
fixed; to stub. [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]
3. To challenge; also, to nonplus. [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]
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.]
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
A herd of boys with clamor bowled,
And stumped the wicket. --Tennyson.
[1913 Webster]
To stump it.
(a) To go afoot; hence, to run away; to escape. [Slang]
--Ld. Lytton.
(b) To make electioneering speeches. [Colloq. U.S.]
[1913 Webster] |
To stump up
(gcide) | Stump \Stump\, v. i.
To walk clumsily, as if on stumps.
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To stump up, to pay cash. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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To take the stump
(gcide) | Stump \Stump\, n. [OE. stumpe, stompe; akin to D. stomp, G.
stumpf, Icel. stumpr, Dan. & Sw. stump, and perhaps also to
E. stamp.]
1. The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after
the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub.
[1913 Webster]
2. The part of a limb or other body remaining after a part is
amputated or destroyed; a fixed or rooted remnant; a stub;
as, the stump of a leg, a finger, a tooth, or a broom.
[1913 Webster]
3. pl. The legs; as, to stir one's stumps. [Slang]
[1913 Webster]
4. (Cricket) One of the three pointed rods stuck in the
ground to form a wicket and support the bails.
[1913 Webster]
5. A short, thick roll of leather or paper, cut to a point,
or any similar implement, used to rub down the lines of a
crayon or pencil drawing, in shading it, or for shading
drawings by producing tints and gradations from crayon,
etc., in powder.
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6. A pin in a tumbler lock which forms an obstruction to
throwing the bolt, except when the gates of the tumblers
are properly arranged, as by the key; a fence; also, a pin
or projection in a lock to form a guide for a movable
piece.
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Leg stump (Cricket), the stump nearest to the batsman.
Off stump (Cricket), the stump farthest from the batsman.
Stump tracery (Arch.), a term used to describe late German
Gothic tracery, in which the molded bar seems to pass
through itself in its convolutions, and is then cut off
short, so that a section of the molding is seen at the end
of each similar stump.
To go on the stump, or To take the stump, to engage in
making public addresses for electioneering purposes; -- a
phrase derived from the practice of using a stump for a
speaker's platform in newly-settled districts. Hence also
the phrases stump orator, stump speaker, stump speech,
stump oratory, etc. [Colloq. U.S.]
on the stump campaigning for public office; running for
election to office.
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stump speech
(wn) | stump speech
n 1: political oratory |
stump spud
(wn) | stump spud
n 1: a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds [syn:
spud, stump spud] |
stumper
(wn) | stumper
n 1: a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem
[syn: poser, stumper, toughie, sticker] |
stumping
(wn) | stumping
n 1: campaigning for something by making political speeches
(stump speeches) |
stumpknocker
(wn) | stumpknocker
n 1: inhabits streams from South Carolina to Florida; esteemed
panfish [syn: spotted sunfish, stumpknocker, {Lepomis
punctatus}] |
stumpy
(wn) | stumpy
adj 1: short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy
musculature; "some people seem born to be square and
chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman";
"dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a
little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty red
smokestack"; "a stumpy ungainly figure" [syn: chunky,
dumpy, low-set, squat, squatty, stumpy] |
tree stump
(wn) | tree stump
n 1: the base part of a tree that remains standing after the
tree has been felled [syn: stump, tree stump] |
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