English verb: stump |
1. | stump (cognition) cause to be perplexed or confounded |
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| Samples | This problem stumped her.
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| Examples | The performance is likely to stump Sue |
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| Synonyms | mix up |
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| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody |
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| Broader (hypernym) | amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex |
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2. | stump (motion) walk heavily |
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| Samples | The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots.
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| Examples | The children stump to the playground |
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| Synonyms | stamp, stomp |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP |
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| Broader (hypernym) | walk |
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3. | stump (competition) travel through a district and make political speeches |
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| Samples | The candidate stumped the Northeast.
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | campaign, run |
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4. | stump (change) remove tree stumps from |
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| Samples | Stump a field.
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | clear |
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