stump

The remains of something that has been cut off; especially the remains of a tree, the remains of a limb.

politicsThe place or occasion at which a campaign takes place; the husting.

figurativeA place or occasion at which a person harangues or otherwise addresses a group in a manner suggesting political oration.

cricketOne of three small wooden posts which together with the bails make the wicket and that the fielding team attempt to hit with the ball.

drawingAn artists’ drawing tool made of rolled paper used to smudge or blend marks made with charcoal, Conté crayon, pencil or other drawing media.

A wooden or concrete pole used to support a house.

slanghumorousA leg.

“to stir one's stumps”

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 pin or projection in a lock to form a guide for a movable piece.

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

The part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removedbody

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

informalTo stop, confuse, or puzzle.

informalTo baffle; to make unable to find an answer to a question or problem.

“This last question has me stumped.”

To campaign.

“He’s been stumping for that reform for months.”

UScolloquialTo travel over (a state, a district, etc.) giving speeches for electioneering purposes.

cricketof a wicket keeperTo get a batsman out stumped.

cricketTo bowl down the stumps of (a wicket).

To walk heavily or clumsily, plod, trudge.

To reduce to a stump; to truncate or cut off a part of.

To strike unexpectedly; to stub, as the toe against something fixed.

Cause to be perplexed or confounded

“This problem stumped her”

Remove tree stumps from

“stump a field”