0 present 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. --
He promises that he shall provide services such as power and running water to the people, and goes stumping, pushing harder and harder.
Unusually for a spin bowler, none of his 60 wickets were by a stumping.
They are not as a rule so bashful that they are averse to stumping the country and making their views heard and known throughout the country.
What will happen to our own currency while we spend four or six weeks stumping up and down the country arguing whether we should go in or stay out?
In the meantime, who is stumping up the cash to make up the shortfall or cash-flow problems that the sponsors are causing by not handing over the money?
This fact does not prevent people from stumping the country and trying to stir up animosity and hostility between management and labour.
I recall stumping the country as a very young man and writing articles on the need for a census of distribution.
One could walk into the square and see men stumping around with fetters on their ankles.
