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Stump

noun/stˈʌmp/
Definition
the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/stˈʌmp/
🇬🇧British English
/stˈʌmp/
🇮🇳Indian English
/stˈʌmp/
1 syllable Say it as /stˈʌmp/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
nounthe part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed
noun(cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket
nouna platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
verbcause to be perplexed or confounded
“This problem stumped her”
verbwalk heavily
“The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots”
verbtravel through a district and make political speeches
“the candidate stumped the Northeast”
verbremove tree stumps from
“stump a field”
Word Forms
stumpverbremove tree stumps from
stumpernouna particularly difficult or baffling question or problem
stompernounsomeone who walks with a heavy noisy gait or who stamps on the ground
stompnouna dance involving a rhythmical stamping step
stampernounsomeone who walks with a heavy noisy gait or who stamps on the ground
stumpnounthe base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Stumpf
der Basisteil eines Baumes, der nach dem Fällen des Baumes stehen bleibt
🇫🇷French
souche
la partie inférieure d'un arbre qui reste debout après que l'arbre a été abattu
🇪🇸Spanish
tocón
la parte de la base de un árbol que permanece en pie después de que el árbol ha sido talado
🇮🇹Italian
ceppo
la parte della base dell'albero che rimane in piedi dopo l'abbattimento
🇳🇱Dutch
stomp
het basisdeel van een boom dat blijft staan ​​nadat de boom is geveld
🇵🇹Portuguese
toco
a parte da base de uma árvore que permanece em pé após a árvore ter sido derrubada
🇷🇺Russian
пень
нижняя часть дерева, которая остается стоять после того, как дерево было срублено
India
🇮🇳Hindi
स्टंप
पेड़ का आधार भाग जो पेड़ काटने के बाद भी खड़ा रहता है
🇧🇩Bengali
স্টাম্প
একটি গাছের গোড়ার অংশ যা গাছ কাটার পরে দাঁড়িয়ে থাকে
🇮🇳Tamil
ஸ்டம்ப்
மரம் வெட்டப்பட்ட பிறகும் நிற்கும் மரத்தின் அடிப்பகுதி
🇮🇳Telugu
స్టంప్
చెట్టు నరికిన తర్వాత నిలబడి ఉన్న చెట్టు యొక్క మూల భాగం
🇮🇳Marathi
स्टंप
झाडाचा पायथ्याचा भाग जो झाड तोडल्यानंतर उभा राहतो
🇮🇳Gujarati
સ્ટમ્પ
ઝાડનો પાયો ભાગ જે ઝાડ કાપ્યા પછી ઊભો રહે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸ್ಟಂಪ್
ಮರವನ್ನು ಕಡಿದ ನಂತರ ನಿಂತಿರುವ ಮರದ ತಳಭಾಗ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കുറ്റി
മരം വെട്ടിമാറ്റിയതിന് ശേഷവും നിൽക്കുന്ന മരത്തിൻ്റെ അടിഭാഗം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਟੁੰਡ
ਇੱਕ ਰੁੱਖ ਦਾ ਅਧਾਰ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਜੋ ਰੁੱਖ ਦੇ ਕੱਟੇ ਜਾਣ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਖੜ੍ਹਾ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
سٹمپ
درخت کا بنیادی حصہ جو درخت کے کٹنے کے بعد کھڑا رہتا ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
树桩
树被砍伐后仍然站立的树的基部部分
🇯🇵Japanese
切り株
木が伐採された後に残る木の根元の部分
🇰🇷Korean
그루터기
나무가 쓰러진 후에도 남아 있는 나무의 밑부분
🇻🇳Vietnamese
gốc cây
phần gốc của cây vẫn đứng vững sau khi cây bị đốn hạ
🇹🇭Thai
ตอไม้
ส่วนฐานของต้นไม้ที่ยังคงยืนหยัดอยู่หลังจากที่ต้นไม้โค่นแล้ว
🇮🇩Indonesian
tunggul
bagian pangkal pohon yang tetap berdiri setelah pohon ditebang
🇵🇭Filipino
tuod
ang base na bahagi ng isang puno na nananatiling nakatayo pagkatapos maputol ang puno
🇲🇾Malay
tunggul
bahagian pangkal pokok yang masih berdiri selepas pokok itu ditebang
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
جدعة
الجزء الأساسي من الشجرة الذي يبقى قائماً بعد قطع الشجرة
🇮🇷Persian
کنده
قسمت پایه یک درخت که پس از قطع شدن درخت ایستاده باقی می ماند
🇹🇷Turkish
kütük
bir ağacın, ağaç kesildikten sonra ayakta kalan taban kısmı
🇮🇱Hebrew
גֶדֶם
החלק הבסיסי של עץ שנותר עומד לאחר כריתת העץ
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'stump'?
The primary meaning of 'stump' is 'the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'stump' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'stump' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'stump' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'stump' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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