<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>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 branches have been removed</li><li>the part of a limb of the body remaining after the rest has been cut off</li><li>a part of a broken or decayed tooth left in the gum</li><li>a short remnant, as of a candle; stub</li><li>any basal part remaining after the main or more important part has been removed</li><li>an artificial leg</li><li>legs (informal): Stir your stumps and get out of here</li><li>a short, stocky person</li><li>a heavy step or uneven gait</li><li>the figurative place of political speechmaking: to go on the stump</li><li>a support for the front end of the arm of a chair, sofa, etc.</li><li>a short, thick roll of paper, soft leather, or some similar material, usually having a blunt point, for rubbing a pencil, charcoal, or crayon drawing in order to achieve subtle gradations of tone in representing light and shade</li><li>each of the three upright sticks that, with the two bails laid on top of them, form a wicket in cricket</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to reduce to a stump; truncate; lop</li><li>to clear of stumps, as land</li><li>to stub, as one's toe (chiefly Southern U.S.)</li><li>to nonplus, embarrass, or render completely at a loss: This riddle stumps me</li><li>to challenge or dare to do something</li><li>to make political campaign speeches to or in: to stump a state</li><li>(of the wicketkeeper) to put (a batsman) out by knocking down a stump or by dislodging a bail with the ball held in the hand at a moment when the batsman is off his ground</li><li>to tone or modify (a crayon drawing, pencil rendering, etc.) by means of a stump</li><li>to walk heavily or clumsily, as if with a wooden leg: The captain stumped across the deck</li><li>to make political campaign speeches; electioneer</li></ul>