1. the remaining parts of tree trunks left in the ground after trees have been cut down
2. the remaining parts of limbs or other body parts after amputation
3. the three wooden posts that form the wicket in cricket
Usage: cricket

1. puzzles or baffles someone completely
Usage: informal
2. walks heavily or clumsily

Examples

• The old tree stumps dotted the cleared field.
• He learned to walk again using prosthetics attached to his stumps.
• The cricket ball hit the stumps and the batsman was out.
• That math problem really stumps me.
• She stumps around the house in her heavy boots.
• The beaver gnawed through the tree, leaving only stumps behind.
• The quiz question stumps most students on their first try.