Stump

  • 21stump — [[t]stʌmp[/t]] n. 1) the lower end of a tree trunk or plant left standing after the upper part falls or is cut off 2) the part of a limb of the body remaining after the rest has been cut off 3) den a part of a broken or decayed tooth left in the… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 22stump — stump1 [stʌmp] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Middle Low Germa] 1.) the bottom part of a tree that is left in the ground after the rest of it has been cut down ▪ an old tree stump 2.) the short part of someone s leg, arm etc that remains after the rest of …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23stump — 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… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 24stump — noun 1》 the part of a tree trunk left projecting from the ground after the rest has fallen or been felled. 2》 a projecting remnant of something worn away or cut or broken off. 3》 Cricket each of the three upright pieces of wood which form a… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 25stump — I UK [stʌmp] / US noun [countable] Word forms stump : singular stump plural stumps 1) the part of a tree that is left above the ground after it has been cut through near the base Nothing remained of the forest but tree stumps. 2) the remaining… …

    English dictionary

  • 26stump — /stʌmp / (say stump) noun 1. the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and the branches have been removed. 2. the part of a limb of the body remaining after the… …

  • 27stump — 1 noun (C) 1 TREE the bottom part of a tree that is left in the ground after the rest of it has been cut down; tree stump 2 SOMETHING BROKEN the small useless part of something that remains after most of it has broken off or worn away: the stump… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28stump — I stump 1. stump sb., en, er, erne; en stump reb; i stumper og stykker II stump 2. stump adj., t, e; en stump vinkel; et stumpt våben …

    Dansk ordbog

  • 29stump — I. noun Etymology: Middle English stumpe; akin to Old High German stumpf stump and perhaps to Middle English stampen to stamp Date: 14th century 1. a. the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed b. a rudimentary or… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 30stump — n. & v. n. 1 the projecting remnant of a cut or fallen tree. 2 the similar remnant of anything else (e.g. a branch or limb) cut off or worn down. 3 Cricket each of the three uprights of a wicket. 4 (in pl.) joc. the legs. 5 the stump of a tree,… …

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