(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
A ~ is a small part of something that remains when the rest of it has been removed or broken off.
If you have a tree ~, check it for fungus...
The tramp produced a ~ of candle from his deep pockets.
N-COUNT: usu with supp
2.
In cricket, the ~s are the three wooden sticks that are placed upright in the ground to form the wicket.
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3.
If you are ~ed by a question or problem, you cannot think of any solution or answer to it.
John Diamond is ~ed by an unexpected question...
Well, maybe I ~ed you on that one.
VERB: be V-ed, V n
4.
If politicians ~ the country or ~ for a candidate, they travel around making campaign speeches before an election. (mainly AM)
When candidates went ~ing around the country, people traveled for miles on foot, by horse, by carriage to hear them speak...
He was in Georgia ~ing for Senator Wyche Fowler, a Democrat.
VERB: V n, V for n, also V
5.
If politicians are on the ~, they are campaigning for an election. (mainly AM)
The presidential candidates are on the ~ today.
PHRASE: usu v-link PHR