What's left after chopping down a tree Crossword Clue
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| Rank | Answer | Clue | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99% | STUMP | What's left after chopping down a tree | New York Times |
Definition
| • | The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub. |
| • | The part of a limb or other body remaining after a part is amputated or destroyed; a fixed or rooted remnant; a stub; as, the stump of a leg, a finger, a tooth, or a broom. |
| • | The legs; as, to stir one's stumps. |
| • | One of the three pointed rods stuck in the ground to form a wicket and support the bails. |
| • | A short, thick roll of leather or paper, cut to a point, or any similar implement, used to rub down the lines of a crayon or pencil drawing, in shading it, or for shading drawings by producing tints and gradations from crayon, etc., in powder. |
| • | 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; a fence; also, a pin or projection in a lock to form a guide for a movable piece. |
| • | To cut off a part of; to reduce to a stump; to lop. |
| • | To strike, as the toes, against a stone or something fixed; to stub. |
| • | To challenge; also, to nonplus. |
| • | To travel over, delivering speeches for electioneering purposes; as, to stump a State, or a district. See To go on the stump, under Stump, n. |
| • | To put (a batsman) out of play by knocking off the bail, or knocking down the stumps of the wicket he is defending while he is off his allotted ground; -- sometimes with out. |
| • | To bowl down the stumps of, as, of a wicket. |
| • | To walk clumsily, as if on stumps. |
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- New York Times: May 5, 2025
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