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stumped

[ stuhmpt ]

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adjective

completely at a loss; perplexed or nonplussed:
The stumped officer could only stare at the strange object, trying to figure out what it might be.
reduced to a stump; truncated; lopped:
Bowser was a small dog with a stumped tail.
These hills are in fact the stumped remains of mountains millions of years old.
Chiefly Southern U.S. stubbed, as one’s toe:
At the talk, someone in the audience joked, "A stumped toe is all I need as proof that matter is real!"
cleared of stumps:
It was looking more and more impossible to get the recently cleared and stumped field ready for planting by April 26.
(of a crayon drawing, pencil rendering, etc.) toned or modified by means of a stump, a blunt-tipped tool made of tightly rolled paper, leather, etc.:
A stumped drawing by Willem de Kooning, almost rubbed out, inspired our interest in the process of reproduction.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of stump.

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of stumped¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; 1840–45 stumped fordef 3; stump ( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; stump ( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

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Whoever stumped up the cash, Green's arrival is mutually beneficial.

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Amniotic fluid embolism is an extremely rare but life-threatening complication that has stumped healthcare providers because there aren’t any preceding risk factors, making it impossible to prevent, according to the National Organization for Rare Disorders.

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One question that stumped LaCour was which player was the better hitter in high school.

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As Trump stumped, he repeatedly proposed an "American Iron Dome" aimed at defending U.S. airspace from missiles and drones and inspired by a similar system in Israel.

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In that match Stokes suffered the indignity of being stumped with his bat in a different post code.

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