stump in WordNet English dictionary

1. a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
   dais  podium  pulpit  rostrum  ambo  stump  soapbox 
   
2. (cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket
   stump 
   
3. the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed
   stump 
   
4. the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
   stump  tree stump 
   

1. cause to be perplexed or confounded
   "This problem stumped her"
   stump  mix up 
   
2. walk heavily
   "The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots"
   stomp  stamp  stump 
   
3. remove tree stumps from
   "stump a field"
   stump 
   
4. travel through a district and make political speeches
   "the candidate stumped the Northeast"
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