stump

n. section of a tree trunk remaining in the ground after the tree has fallen or been cut down; artificial leg; heavy footstep; remaining part (of a limb, tooth etc.); figurative platform for political speeches; (Slang) short fat person

v. cut down to a stump, truncate; remove tree stumps; challenge, dare; perplex, confound; make a political campaign speech; stub, strike the end of something against a hard surface

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Noun
1. the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
(synonym) tree stump
(hypernym) plant part, plant structure
(hyponym) stool
(part-holonym) tree
2. the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed
(hypernym) body part
(part-holonym) limb
3. (cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket
(hypernym) post
(part-holonym) wicket, lattice, grille
(classification) cricket
4. a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
(synonym) dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, ambo, soapbox
(hypernym) platform

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Verb
1. cause to be perplexed or confounded; "This problem stumped her"
(synonym) mix up
(hypernym) perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
(derivation) poser, stumper, toughie, sticker
2. walk heavily; "The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots"
(synonym) stomp, stamp
(hypernym) walk
3. travel through a district and make political speeches; "the candidate stumped the Northeast"
(hypernym) campaign, run
4. remove tree stumps from; "stump a field"
(hypernym) clear
(derivation) tree stump

n. pařez; pahýl; kolík

v. rozhodit koho

Rzecz. pniak; kikut

Czas. zbić z tropu; stąpać