STUMPED Definition & Meaning

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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 51�Թ� Forms

unstumped adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of stumped¹

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

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Johnson Charles charged towards him to be left stranded and stumped.

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Having bowled the opening over, he struck in his second - the fourth of the West Indies chase - as a flighted delivery tempted Johnson Charles to advance and had him stumped.

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Sir Mark previously warned of "eye-watering choices" and "substantial" cuts unless the government stumped up more cash for police in England and Wales.

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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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stump dump stumper

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