26984 words

stumped

5 definitions • 2 examples
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past simple and past participle of
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to be unable to answer a question or solve a problem because it is too difficult:

Examples:

be completely stumped I'm completely stumped - how did she manage to escape?
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to travel around an area giving speeches and trying to get political support:

Examples:

stump for Hollywood stars stumped for the Democratic candidate.
5
If the batter (= the person trying to hit the ball) in cricket is stumped, their turn to try scoring points is ended by a member of the other team knocking the bails off the stumps with the ball while the batter is outside a safe area.

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