Stump
/stʌmp/
noun
The remains of something that has been cut off; especially the remains of a tree, the remains of a limb.
The place or occasion at which a campaign takes place; the husting.
A place or occasion at which a person harangues or otherwise addresses a group in a manner suggesting political oration.
verb
To stop, confuse, or puzzle.
To baffle; to make unable to find an answer to a question or problem.
“This last question has me stumped.”
To campaign.
“He’s been stumping for that reform for months.”
Synonyms: campaign