the base part of a tree trunk left standing after the tree has been felled or has fallen

the part of something, such as a tooth, limb, or blade, that remains after a larger part has been removed

any of three upright wooden sticks that, with two bails laid across them, form a wicket (the stumps)

a short sharply-pointed stick of cork or rolled paper or leather, used in drawing and shading

a heavy tread or the sound of heavy footsteps

a platform used by an orator when addressing a meeting

a pile used to support a house

to stop, confuse, or puzzle

to plod or trudge heavily

(of a fielder, esp a wicketkeeper) to dismiss (a batsman) by breaking the wicket with the ball or with the ball in the hand while he or she is out of the crease

to campaign or canvass (an area), esp by political speech-making

to reduce to a stump; lop

to clear (land) of stumps