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noun(stump)the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed
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noun(stump)a rudimentary or vestigial bodily part
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noun(stump)the part of a plant and especially a tree remaining attached to the root after the trunk is cut
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verb(stump)to reduce to a stump : trim
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verb(stump)dare, challenge
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verb(stump)to frustrate the progress or efforts of : baffle
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noun(stump)a short thick roll of leather, felt, or paper usually pointed at both ends and used for shading or blending a drawing in crayon, pencil, charcoal, pastel, or chalk
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verb(stump)to tone or treat (a drawing) with a stump
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noun(stump)stamp
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noun(stump)a jazz dance marked by heavy stamping
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noun(stump)a dark reddish-brown naked-faced short-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides synonym M. speciosa) of eastern Asia —called also stump-tailed monkey
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noun(stump)embroidery with intricate padded designs or scenes in high relief popular especially in the 17th century
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noun(stump)a speech that is made many times by a politician who is traveling to different places during a campaign for election
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phrasal verb(stump)to pay (an amount of money) especially when one does not want to
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idiom(stump)traveling around and giving speeches during a campaign for election to a political office