Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stuhmp]
- /stʌmp/
- /stʌmp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stuhmp]
- /stʌmp/
Definitions of stump word
- noun stump the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed. 1
- noun stump the part of a limb of the body remaining after the rest has been cut off. 1
- noun stump a part of a broken or decayed tooth left in the gum. 1
- noun stump a short remnant, as of a candle; stub. 1
- noun stump any basal part remaining after the main or more important part has been removed. 1
- noun stump an artificial leg. 1
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Origin of stump
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; (noun) Middle English stompe, cognate with or < Middle Low German stump(e), Middle Dutch stomp (compare German Stumpf); (v.) Middle English stumpen to stumble (as over a stump), derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Stump
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stump popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
stump usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stump
verb stump
- address — Your address is the number of the house, flat, or apartment and the name of the street and the town where you live or work.
- apostrophize — to address an apostrophe to
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- baffle — If something baffles you, you cannot understand it or explain it.
- bamboozle — To bamboozle someone means to confuse them greatly and often trick them.
noun stump
- biceps — Your biceps are the large muscles at the front of the upper part of your arms.
- bit — A bit of something is a small part or section of it.
- butt end — butt1 (defs 1, 2).
- candidature — Candidature means the same as candidacy.
- carry over — If something carries over or is carried over from one situation to another, it continues to exist or apply in the new situation.
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