stump

1. (informal, transitive)To stop, confuse, or puzzle.

   ratlos sein, verblüfft sein, mit seiner Weisheit am Ende sein

2. (informal, intransitive)To baffle; to make unable to find an answer to a question or problem.

   This last question has me stumped.

3. (intransitive)To campaign.

   He’s been stumping for that reform for months.

4. (US, colloquial, transitive)To travel over (a state, a district, etc.) giving speeches for electioneering purposes.

   travel through a district and make political speeches

5. (transitive)To get a batsman out stumped.

6. (transitive)To bowl down the stumps of (a wicket).

   remove tree stumps from

7. (intransitive)To walk heavily or clumsily, plod, trudge.

   walk heavily

8. (transitive)To reduce to a stump; to truncate or cut off a part of.

9. (transitive)To strike unexpectedly; to stub, as the toe against something fixed.

1. He was stumped by the problem.

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2. Tom sat on the stump loading his gun.

   deTom saß auf dem Baumstumpf und lud sein Gewehr.

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3. Tom sat on the tree stump, reading a book.

   ruТом сидел на пне, читая книгу.

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4. Tom sat on the stump with his legs crossed.

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5. Tom was sitting on that stump over there not too long ago.

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regular · Lesson

• stump upTo pay for something, often with reluctance.
• stump outTo put (a player) out by knocking down the stump or wicket.