on the stump

: the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed

: a rudimentary or vestigial bodily part

: the part of a plant and especially a tree remaining attached to the root after the trunk is cut

: to reduce to a stump : trim

: dare, challenge

: to frustrate the progress or efforts of : baffle

: 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

: to tone or treat (a drawing) with a stump