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stump

n. (cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket

stump

n. the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed

stump, tree stump

n. the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled

dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox

n. a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it

stump

v. remove tree stumps from; "stump a field"

stump

v. if in receiving a ball the batsman moves out of his ground, other than to attempt a run, and the wicket keeper, without another fielder's intervention, breaks the wicket

stomp, stamp, stump

v. walk heavily; "The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots"

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misconstrue, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, be amiss

v. interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"

consternate

v. fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion; "After the terrorist attack, people look consternated"

puzzle

v. be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide; "We puzzled over her sudden departure"

scramble, jumble, throw together

v. bring into random order

falsify, distort, garble, warp

v. make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

beat, pound, thump

v. move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"

tramp

v. cross on foot; "We had to tramp the creeks"

squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze

v. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"

break down, crush

v. make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination"

smash

v. overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful); "The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off"

smash

v. break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow; "The window smashed"

blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge

v. mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"

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