0 past simple and past participle of stump --
1 to be unable to answer a question or solve a problem because it is too difficult: --
I'm completely stumped - how did she manage to escape?
2 to stomp --
3 to travel around an area giving speeches and trying to get political support: --
Hollywood stars stumped for the Democratic candidate.
4 If the person hitting the ball in cricket is stumped, their turn to try scoring points is ended by a member of the other team knocking the bails off the stumps with the ball while they are outside a safe area. --
I am stumped as to the best way forward on such an intractable problem.
That can be any relative or friend who can prove that they have stumped up the money.
But if he makes a gain he is stumped.
He was clearly stumped for an answer at the time and almost conceded that.
Nevertheless, they have stumped up cash for the theatre as best they can.
I could have done him admirals easily, but captains had me stumped.
Those companies have stumped the world to gain the orders.
During the year, they stumped up another £26 million because so many bad pollution incidents were hitting the press that they had to do something.
