n. 1 stub, butt, end The branches were lopped off, leaving only the stumps
v. 2 mystify, confuse, perplex, bewilder, flummox, foil, puzzle, baffle, confound, dumbfound or dumfound, stop, stymie, nonplus, bring up short I am completely stumped as to how the trick was done 3 campaign, electioneer, canvass, US and Canadian barnstorm The candidates are out stumping in the farm areas in Iowa 4 stump up. pay up or out, contribute, donate, Colloq cough up, chip in, shell or fork out Everyone at the office stumped up for Peter's leaving present