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Meanings of stump (stumps) in English

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One of the three vertical posts that support the bails and form the wicket.

Wikidata

The base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled.

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Examples for "tree stump"
Examples for "tree stump"
1
I sat down on a tree stump and let out a sigh.
The devil's closet
2
We sit back together against a tree stump: silent, reflective, chewing gum.
The half life of stars: a novel
3
Kia whirled around so fast she almost fell off the tree stump.
Sword of god
4
He inched back to a blackened, hollow tree stump and crawled inside.
First Strike
5
It relieved us to chatter about the tablet on that tree stump!
The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me
Portuguese
tribuna
Catalan
podi
Spanish
podio

A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.

tribuna
Portuguese
pisar com força
Catalan
caminar feixugamnet

Walk heavily.

pisar com força
Usage of stumps in English
1
I'm really looking for a great question, one that maybe stumps me.
The new yorker
2
The forest was invisible, and so were the stumps in the clearing.
The Forest Runners: A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kent...
3
Even the sawdust pyramids and the stumps are magnificent in their desolation.
Blacksheep! Blacksheep!
4
Some locusts make their holes in fence rails or in old stumps.
The Insect Folk
5
He did not mind what stumps and logs were in the way.
My Tropic Isle
6
So it's a challenge for me to try and hit the stumps.
Radio NZ
7
Look for the vague path between the stumps along the river edge.
The Guardian
8
The wings, mere scanty stumps, hardly reach the middle of the abdomen.
The Life of the Fly; With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters o...
9
He fell back with a howl with both stumps in the air.
The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde"
10
She stumps her hands on her hips and regards me a moment.
The whore of babylon, a memoir
11
The side which hits the stumps most times shall be the winner.
BBC
12
They threw him their life-preservers and the stumps of the broken oars.
Vandover and the Brute
13
Rocks and stumps were in their way, and underfoot it was slippery.
The Valley of Silent Men: A Story of the Three River Country
14
By the end of the day there was nothing but shattered stumps.
The 23rd (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (First Sportsman's)...
15
Our bowlers were absolutely outstanding, as was Sarah Taylor behind the stumps.
The Guardian
16
Or was it merely the flickering shadows of posts and tree stumps.
Lost in the Air
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Australia
Common
New Zealand
Common
United Kingdom
Common
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