stump (noun)
1: the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled [syn: tree stump]
2: the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed
3: (cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket
4: a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it [syn: dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, ambo, soapbox]
stump
(verb)
1: cause to be perplexed or confounded; "This problem stumped her" [syn: mix up]
2: walk heavily; "The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots" [syn: stomp, stamp]
3: travel through a district and make political speeches; "the candidate stumped the Northeast"
4: remove tree stumps from; "stump a field"