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verb. uk / stʌmp / us / stʌmp / stump verb (NO ANSWER) be stumped informal. to be unable to answer a question or solve a problem because it is too difficult: be completely stumped I'm completely stumped - how did she manage to escape? See more. stump verb (WALK) [ I usually + adv/prep ] to stomp. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Stumped Definition. Perplexed, at a loss. I'm stumped by this question. (cricket, of a batsman, not comparable) To be out by being stumped by the wicket keeper. Simple past tense and past participle of stump.
[transitive, usually passive] stump somebody (informal) to ask somebody a question that is too difficult for them to answer or give them a problem that they cannot solve synonym baffle. I'm stumped. I don't know how they got here before us. Farmers are aware of the problem but are stumped by what to do about it. Extra Examples.
to confuse, baffle, or cause (someone) to be at a loss:[ ~ + object] The question stumped me. Government to make political campaign speeches in or to: [ ~ + object] to stump a state. [ no object] stumping for votes. to walk heavily or clumsily, as if with a wooden leg:[ no object] Try not to stump up the stairs.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English stumped /stʌmpt/ adjective unable to find an answer or think of a reply The question had me completely stumped. stumped for words/an answer/a reply Travis seemed absolutely stumped for words. Examples from the Corpus stumped • For a while I was stumped, I confess.
the part of something such as a tree, tooth, arm, or leg that is left after most of it has been removed: stump of He stopped and sat down on the stump of a tree. Her smile broadened to reveal two rows of brown stumps. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Things remaining. (and) all the rest idiom. balance. bastion. be left phrase. cremains.
v. stumped, stump·ing, stumps. v.tr. 1. To reduce to a stump. 2. To clear stumps from: stump a field. 3. To stub (a toe or foot). 4. To walk over heavily or clumsily. 5. To traverse (a district or region) making political speeches. 6. To shade (a drawing) with a stump. 7. To challenge (someone); dare.
