Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun stump
4 senses of stump
Sense 1
stump, tree stump -- (the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled)
=> plant part, plant structure -- (any part of a plant or fungus)
Sense 2
stump -- (the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed)
=> body part -- (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)
Sense 3
stump -- ((cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket)
=> post -- (an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them")
Sense 4
dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox -- (a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it)
=> platform -- (a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb stump
4 senses of stump
Sense 1
stump, mix up -- (cause to be perplexed or confounded; "This problem stumped her")
=> perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound -- (be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me")
Sense 2
stomp, stamp, stump -- (walk heavily; "The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots")
=> walk -- (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet")
Sense 3
stump -- (travel through a district and make political speeches; "the candidate stumped the Northeast")
=> campaign, run -- (run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; "Who's running for treasurer this year?")
Sense 4
stump -- (remove tree stumps from; "stump a field")
=> clear -- (remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road")
