Main Entry: ¹stump

Pronunciation: \ˈstəmp\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English stumpe; akin to Old High German stumpf stump and perhaps to Middle English stampen to stamp

Date: 14th century

1 a : the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed b : a rudimentary or vestigial bodily part
2 : the part of a plant and especially a tree remaining attached to the root after the trunk is cut
3 : a remaining part : stub
4 : one of the pointed rods stuck in the ground to form a cricket wicket
5 : a place or occasion for public speaking (as for a cause or candidate); also : the circuit followed by a maker of such speeches —used especially in the phrase on the stump