stump

/stʌmp/noun
ElementaryNot in standard dictionaries
1

The remains of something that has been cut off; especially the remains of a tree, the remains of a limb.

2

The place or occasion at which a campaign takes place; the husting.

3

A place or occasion at which a person harangues or otherwise addresses a group in a manner suggesting political oration.

4

One of three small wooden posts which together with the bails make the wicket and that the fielding team attempt to hit with the ball.

5

An artists’ drawing tool made of rolled paper used to smudge or blend marks made with charcoal, Conté crayon, pencil or other drawing media.

6

A wooden or concrete pole used to support a house.

7

A leg.

8

A pin in a tumbler lock which forms an obstruction to throwing the bolt except when the gates of the tumblers are properly arranged, as by the key.

9

A pin or projection in a lock to form a guide for a movable piece.

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