Meaning of "stump" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STUMP

From Middle Low German stump; related to Dutch stomp, German Stumpf.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF STUMP

stump  [stʌmp]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STUMP

Stump is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb stump in English.

WHAT DOES STUMP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Stump

Stump may refer to: ▪ Stump, a band from Cork, Ireland ▪ Stump, one of three small wooden posts which the fielding team attempt to hit with the ball ▪ Stump, an artists' drawing tool made of rolled paper ▪ Stump, an American drinking game ▪ USS Stump, a Spruance-class destroyer ▪ Tree stump, the rooted remains of a felled tree ▪ Clussexx Three D Grinchy Glee, 2009 "Best In Show" winner at the Westminster Dog Show, nicknamed Stump ▪ The remains of a limb after amputation ▪ A coastal landform which forms when a stack is eroded...

Definition of stump in the English dictionary

The first definition of stump in the dictionary is the base part of a tree trunk left standing after the tree has been felled or has fallen. Other definition of stump is the part of something, such as a tooth, limb, or blade, that remains after a larger part has been removed. Stump is also any of three upright wooden sticks that, with two bails laid across them, form a wicket.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO STUMP

PRESENT

Present

I stump

you stump

he/she/it stumps

we stump

you stump

they stump

Present continuous

I am stumping

you are stumping

he/she/it is stumping

we are stumping

you are stumping

they are stumping

Present perfect

I have stumped

you have stumped

he/she/it has stumped

we have stumped

you have stumped

they have stumped

Present perfect continuous

I have been stumping

you have been stumping

he/she/it has been stumping

we have been stumping

you have been stumping

they have been stumping

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I stumped

you stumped

he/she/it stumped

we stumped

you stumped

they stumped

Past continuous

I was stumping

you were stumping

he/she/it was stumping

we were stumping

you were stumping

they were stumping

Past perfect

I had stumped

you had stumped

he/she/it had stumped

we had stumped

you had stumped

they had stumped

Past perfect continuous

I had been stumping

you had been stumping

he/she/it had been stumping

we had been stumping

you had been stumping

they had been stumping

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will stump

you will stump

he/she/it will stump

we will stump

you will stump

they will stump

Future continuous

I will be stumping

you will be stumping

he/she/it will be stumping

we will be stumping

you will be stumping

they will be stumping

Future perfect

I will have stumped

you will have stumped

he/she/it will have stumped

we will have stumped

you will have stumped

they will have stumped

Future perfect continuous

I will have been stumping

you will have been stumping

he/she/it will have been stumping

we will have been stumping

you will have been stumping

they will have been stumping

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would stump

you would stump

he/she/it would stump

we would stump

you would stump

they would stump

Conditional continuous

I would be stumping

you would be stumping

he/she/it would be stumping

we would be stumping

you would be stumping

they would be stumping

Conditional perfect

I would have stump

you would have stump

he/she/it would have stump

we would have stump

you would have stump

they would have stump

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been stumping

you would have been stumping

he/she/it would have been stumping

we would have been stumping

you would have been stumping

they would have been stumping

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you stump
we let´s stump
you stump

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to stump

Past participle

stumped

Present Participle

stumping

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «STUMP»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «stump» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of stump

baffle · bewilder · clomp · clump · confound · confuse · dumbfound · end · flummox · foil · mystify · nonplus · outwit · perplex · plod · puzzle · remainder · remnant · snooker · stamp · stomp · stymie · tail end · trudge

TRANSLATION OF STUMP

Find out the translation of stump to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of stump from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stump» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 残余部分
• Translator English - Spanish: cepa
• English: stump
• Translator English - Hindi: स्टंप
• Translator English - Arabic: جدعة
• Translator English - Russian: пень
• Translator English - Portuguese: toco
• Translator English - Bengali: কুঁদা
• Translator English - French: souche
• Translator English - Malay: Tunggul
• Translator English - German: Stumpf
• Translator English - Japanese: 切り株
• Translator English - Korean: 그루터기
• Translator English - Javanese: Stump
• Translator English - Vietnamese: chân
• Translator English - Tamil: அடிக்கட்டை
• Translator English - Marathi: ठोसा
• Translator English - Turkish: kütük
• Translator English - Italian: ceppo
• Translator English - Polish: pieniek
• Translator English - Ukrainian: пень
• Translator English - Romanian: ciot
• Translator English - Greek: κούτσουρο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: stomp
• Translator English - Swedish: stubbe
• Translator English - Norwegian: stump

8 QUOTES WITH «STUMP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word stump.

1

William Gilbert

If you wish in this world to advance your merits you're bound to enhance; You must stir it and stump it, and blow your own trumpet, Or, trust me, you haven't a chance.

2

Buddy Holly

I'm not trying to stump anybody... it's the beauty of the language that I'm interested in.

3

John Raese

I'm a native West Virginian and I've been called everything from a hillbilly to a stump jumper. I'm always proud of it; I'm very proud to be a West Virginian.

4

Adlai E. Stevenson

A hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump and make a speech for conservation.

5

Adlai Stevenson

Nixon is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump for a speech on conservation.

6

Mark Steyn

Even if you don't mind Romneycare, or the abortion flip-flop, or any of the rest, there's a more basic problem: He's not a natural campaigner, and on the stump he instinctively recoils from any personal connection with the voters.

7

Murray Walker

You can cut the tension with a cricket stump.

8

Theodore White

The best time to listen to a politician is when he's on a stump on a street corner in the rain late at night when he's exhausted. Then he doesn't lie.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STUMP»

Discover the use of stump in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stump and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Nutrition and Diagnosis-related Care

Provides timely, pertinent medical nutrition therapy information for the care of patients with over 360 diseases, disorders, and conditions.

Sylvia Escott-Stump, 2008

Aquinas

In this extensive and deeply researched study, Eleonore Stump examines Aquinas' major works, and clearly assesses the vast range of Aquinas' thought. This will be an unrivalled study and an indispensable resource for studying Aquinas.

Eleonore Stump, 2008

Wandering in Darkness: Narrative and the Problem of Suffering

In Wandering in Darkness, Eleonore Stump argues that the difficult questions raised by the problem of suffering can be considered best in the context of biblical narratives.

Eleonore Stump, 2012

Stump

A newcomer has arrived in a small Welsh seaside town - a one-armed Liverpudlian.

Niall Griffiths, 2011

Fizzlebert Stump and the Bearded Boy

Fizzlebert Stump's second adventure.

A.F. Harrold, 2013

Electromagnetism

Electromagnetism sets a new standard in physics education. Throughout the book, the theory is illustrated with real-life applications in modern technology.

Gerald L. Pollack, Daniel R. Stump, 2002

Fizzlebert Stump: The Boy Who Ran Away From the Circus (and ...

These are often John or Jack or Desmond, but sometimes they are James or Philip or Simon. Once, and once only, there was a boy whose name was Fizzlebert.' Fizzlebert Stump lives in a travelling circus.

A.F. Harrold, 2012

Dialectic and Its Place in the Development of Medieval Logic

In this work, Eleonore Stump traces one strand of the history of formal logic from its source in antiquity through the fourteenth century.

Eleonore Stump, 1989

“The” Reforms of the Council of Constance: (1414 - 1418)

The first comprehensive study of the Constance reforms since 1867, this volume offers a new edition of the Constance reform committee records and analyzes the rich conceptual basis for the reforms, arguing they were far more successful than ...

Phillip H. Stump, 1994

Beyond the Black Stump

This is the sun-baked setting for Nevil Shute's novel of a romance that is tested by the differences between two young people's home lives.

Nevil Shute, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STUMP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stump is used in the context of the following news items.

Worker removing tree stump in New York village finds grenade

MILLBROOK, N.Y. (AP) — It's not every day you find a grenade while removing a tree stump. Fred Hill did, but luckily for the Hudson Valley tree service worker ... «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»

Arizona GOP runs interference for Bob Stump ... and APS?

Arizona GOP runs interference for Bob Stump ... and APS? Laurie Roberts · Laurie Roberts, The Republic | azcentral.com 9:53 a.m. MST July 23, 2015. «azcentral.com, Jul 15»

Axa Unveils Plans to Transform 'Stump' Into London Skyscraper

Axa bought the site in February, three years after work halted on the tower during the financial crisis. The plot became known as “the stump” because only the ... «Bloomberg, Jun 15»

East Bay couple accused of robbing men lured with sex ads

Alexander Nejat, 24, of Dublin and his girlfriend, 20-year-old Katherine Stump of Danville, may be responsible for other robberies in which victims who ... «SFGate, Apr 15»

Here Are Fall Out Boy's Ten Best Songs

(Say what you will about Patrick Stump's sideburns, Pete Wentz's emo poetry, Joe Trohman's jewfro, and Andy Hurley's love of the Green Bay Packers -- the ... «Billboard, Jan 15»

Ariz. regulator chastises rooftop-solar industry

Bob Stump, who was replaced as chairman Monday after two years in the position, said that industries that have business at the commission "need more ... «azcentral.com, Jan 15»

Stump named SHR technical director

Rex Stump is the new technical director for Stewart-Haas Racing, as Motorsport.com first reported on Nov. 9. Over the last 19 seasons, Stump created Hendrick ... «Motorsport.com, Nov 14»

'The Voice' Adds Diana Ross, Meghan Trainor as Guest Advisors …

... Daly announced that even more star power will appear on the show next week: Diana Ross, Colbie Caillat, Meghan Trainor and Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy. «Hollywood Reporter, Nov 14»

Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump's Baby Is Here, Ellen DeGeneres …

And keeping news of his son's arrival similarly secret, Stump, 30, left it to DeGeneres, whose show he will be appearing on in a couple of weeks, to make his ... «Us Magazine, Oct 14»

Jerry Springer to stump for Nina Turner

WARREN, Ohio (AP) — Television host Jerry Springer plans to stump this week for an Ohio Democrat vying to be the state's elections chief. State Sen. «Cincinnati.com, Oct 14»