Stumps — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

verb noun /ˈstəmp/

Meaning & Definition of Stumps

Stumps (verb)

  1. to reduce to a stump, trim
  2. dare, challenge
  3. to frustrate the progress or efforts of, baffle
  4. to tone or treat (a drawing) with a stump
  5. to pay (an amount of money) especially when one does not want to

Stumps (noun)

  1. the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed
  2. a rudimentary or vestigial bodily part
  3. the part of a plant and especially a tree remaining attached to the root after the trunk is cut
  4. 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

Stumps (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. to move heavily or clumsily

    "the seemingly endless parade finally ended, and the drummers and tuba players stumped wearily to their buses"

    similar: barges, clumps, flogs (British), flounders, galumphs, lumbers, lumps, plods, pounds, scuffles, scuffs, shambles, shuffles, slogs, sloughs, stamps, stomps, stumbles, tramps, tromps, trudges
    related: drags, flops, hauls, blunders, careens, dodders, lurches, reels, staggers, sways, teeters, totters, waddles, weaves, wobbles
    opposite: breezes, coasts, glides, slides, waltzes, whisks
    near: drifts, floats, hangs, hovers, poises, wafts

  2. to invite (someone) to take part in a contest or to perform a feat

    "when my grandfather was a kid, he and his friends would stump one another to dive into the local swimming hole"

    similar: challenges, dares, defies
    related: beards, braves, brazens, breasts, confronts, faces, outbraves, outfaces

Stumps (noun) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. as in remains, residues

    similar: leavings, odds and ends, pickings, refuses, remains, residuals, residues, scrapings, vestiges, ends, fag ends, leftovers, oddments, remainders, remnants, scraps, stubs, balances, rests, chips, flakes, fragments, pieces, slivers, splinters, ribbons, shreds, tatters
    opposite: wholes

Related Entry: Stump (verb)

Stump is a different word from Stumps. The synonyms below are for stump, not for stumps.

  1. to move heavily or clumsily

    "the seemingly endless parade finally ended, and the drummers and tuba players stumped wearily to their buses"

    similar: barge, clump, flog (British), flounder, galumph, lumber, lump, plod, pound, scuff, scuffle, shamble, shuffle, slog, slough, stamp, stomp, stumble, tramp, tromp, trudge
    related: drag, flop, haul, blunder, careen, dodder, lurch, reel, stagger, sway, teeter, totter, waddle, weave, wobble
    opposite: breeze, coast, glide, slide, waltz, whisk
    near: drift, float, hang, hover, poise, waft

  2. to invite (someone) to take part in a contest or to perform a feat

    "when my grandfather was a kid, he and his friends would stump one another to dive into the local swimming hole"

    similar: challenge, dare, defy
    related: beard, brave, brazen, breast, confront, face, outbrave, outface

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Stumps

The most common words with a similar meaning to Stumps:

British: flogs
barges, clumps, flounders, galumphs, lumbers, lumps, plods, pounds, scuffles, scuffs, shambles, shuffles, slogs, sloughs, stamps, stomps, stumbles, tramps, tromps, trudges, challenges, dares, defies, leavings, odds and ends, pickings, refuses, remains, residuals, residues, scrapings, vestiges, ends, fag ends, leftovers, oddments, remainders, remnants, scraps, stubs

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Stumps

Words with the opposite meaning of Stumps:

breezes, coasts, glides, slides, waltzes, whisks, wholes

Related Words for Stumps

drags, flops, hauls, blunders, careens, dodders, lurches, reels, staggers, sways, teeters, totters, waddles, weaves, wobbles, beards, braves, brazens, breasts, confronts, faces, outbraves, outfaces

Near Antonyms of Stumps

drifts, floats, hangs, hovers, poises, wafts

Word Forms of Stumps

Inflections: stumped, stumping, stumped up, stumping up, stumps up

Derived words: stumper (noun)

Origin & Etymology of Stumps

Middle English stumpe; akin to Old High German stumpf stump and perhaps to Middle English stampen to stamp

First known use: 13th centuryt

Frequently Asked Questions about Stumps

What does "Stumps" mean?

"Stumps" means to reduce to a stump, trim. As an a verb and a noun, it is defined as: to reduce to a stump, trim. It has 3 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Stumps"?

Other words for "Stumps" include barges, clumps, flogs, flounders, galumphs, lumbers, lumps and plods. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Stumps" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Stumps"?

There are 75 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Stumps". Common alternatives include barges, clumps, flogs, flounders, galumphs, lumbers, lumps, plods, pounds and scuffles.

What is the opposite of "Stumps"?

Antonyms of "Stumps" include breezes, coasts, glides, slides, waltzes, whisks and wholes. Near antonyms include drifts, floats, hangs and hovers.

How do you use "Stumps" in a sentence?

Examples of "Stumps" in a sentence: "the seemingly endless parade finally ended, and the drummers and tuba players stumped wearily to their buses"; "when my grandfather was a kid, he and his friends would stump one another to dive into the local swimming hole".

Is "Stumps" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Stumps" can be used as a verb and a noun, depending on the context.

How do you pronounce "Stumps"?

"Stumps" is pronounced /ˈstəmp/.

What is the origin of the word "Stumps"?

"Stumps" comes from Middle English stumpe; akin to Old High German stumpf stump and perhaps to Middle English stampen to stamp. First known use: 13th centuryt.