Stump

/stʌmp/

noun

  1. The remains of something that has been cut off; especially the remains of a tree, the remains of a limb.

  2. The place or occasion at which a campaign takes place; the husting.

  3. A place or occasion at which a person harangues or otherwise addresses a group in a manner suggesting political oration.

verb

  1. To stop, confuse, or puzzle.

  2. To baffle; to make unable to find an answer to a question or problem.

    This last question has me stumped.

  3. To campaign.

    He’s been stumping for that reform for months.

Synonyms: campaign

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