stump
stump
stəmp
stēmp
British pronunciation
/stˈʌmp/

Definitie en betekenis van "stump"in het Engels

to stump
01

verbijsteren, voor een raadsel stellen

to puzzle or challenge someone, typically by presenting a question or problem that is difficult to answer or solve
Transitive: to stump sb
to stump definition and meaning
example
Voorbeelden
The crossword puzzle in the newspaper stumped many readers.
De kruiswoordpuzzel in de krant verbaasde veel lezers.
02

stronken verwijderen, boomstronken rooien

to remove the stumps of trees from land
Transitive: to stump an area or land
example
Voorbeelden
He hired a crew to stump the property before starting construction.
Hij huurde een ploeg in om het terrein te ontwortelen voordat hij met de bouw begon.
03

rondreizen, campagne voeren

to travel through a region or area, giving speeches to promote political views or campaign for office
Transitive: to stump a region
example
Voorbeelden
The candidate stumped the district, meeting with local leaders and residents.
De kandidaat reisde door het district, ontmoette lokale leiders en bewoners.
04

stampvoeten, zwaar lopen

to walk with heavy, stiff steps that make a loud, clumsy noise
Intransitive: to stump somewhere
example
Voorbeelden
She stumped over to the table, frustrated by the long day.
Ze stampte gefrustreerd door de lange dag naar de tafel.
05

uitgooien, elimineren

to dismiss a batsman by knocking over their stumps with the ball in cricket
Transitive: to stump a batsman
example
Voorbeelden
The umpire raised his finger quickly after the bowler stumped the batsman.
De scheidsrechter stak zijn vinger snel op nadat de bowler de slagman stumpte.
01

verhoog, platform

a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
stump definition and meaning
02

stronk, boomstronk

the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
03

stomp, stronk

the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed
04

stronk, paal

one of the three vertical wooden posts that are hammered into the ground at each end of the pitch, with two small horizontal bails resting on top
example
Voorbeelden
Every cricket field has stumps set up at both ends for bowling and batting.
Elk cricketveld heeft aan beide uiteinden stumps opgesteld voor bowlen en slaan.
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