Definition of stump
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
Writing? Check your grammar now!