Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun stumping

1 sense of stumping

Sense 1
stumping -- (campaigning for something by making political speeches (stump speeches))
       => campaigning, candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign -- (the campaign of a candidate to be elected)

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")