stump

Definitions

General English

Cricket

  • noun one of the three upright wooden rods which, with the two bails laid across their tops, form one of the two wickets used in a game of cricket
    Citation ‘“A good ball, Mr Trueman” they would say when their

    stumps

    went cartwheeling. “Aye” he would reply, “And it were bloody wasted on thee”’     (cited by Stephen Chalke, Cricinfo Magazine August 2006)
  • verb (of the wicket-keeper) to dismiss the

    striker

    by putting down his wicket if he is out of his ground when receiving a ball from the bowler
    Citation ‘If the Striker should move off his ground … the Wicket-Keeper will then do his best, and endeavour to

    put down

    the wicket, which is called

    stumping

    out’     (Lambert 1816)
    Citation ‘First ball after lunch, exit Mohammad Yousuf, beautifully

    stumped

    , after the

    third umpire

    had been consulted’     (Kevin Mitchell, Observer 30 July 2006)

Food

  • A northern

    vegetable

    purée

    made

    from a

    combination

    of carrots, swedes and potatoes mashed with milk, butter and

    seasoning

Medical

  • noun a short piece of a

    limb

    which is left after the rest has been amputated

Politics

  • verb to campaign for election to a

    public office

Sports

  • noun each of the three upright posts that form part of the wicket
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