stump
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8.3
- noun
- /stʌmp/
- UK
:
poste (del wicket)
- During the match, the bowler aimed for the stump to dismiss the batsman.
- positions behind the stumps
But the first thing that needs to happen is Russia needs to be persuaded to draw stumps.
- But the first thing that needs to happen is Russia needs to be persuaded to draw stumps.
Examples
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The batsman defended the ball, but it hit the stump and knocked the bails off.
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DIAGRAM: FIGURE 1 Cricket stumps, fielding positions, and path of outswing bowling delivery.
Academic text (1994) -
The bowler is trying to hit your stump.
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Cricket stumps and fielding positions behind the stumps, and the path of an outswing bowling delivery are illustrated in Figure 1.
Academic text (1994) -
He hits lots of sixes and knocks the stumps out of the ground and holds great catches when he's got time.
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One of the ways a batsman can be "out" in cricket is if the bowler knocks the horizontal bails off the top of the three vertical stumps, which will leave your "wicket" that you failed to defend looking like the number 111.
Blog text (7) -
The umpire raised his finger after the ball hit the stump, signaling it was out.
Idioms
Compounds
- Literature
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6.5
A talk a politician gives many times during a campaign about their main plans
- Specialized
A small sharp hand shovel with a pointed blade for digging out roots and weeds
Surface Forms
Etymology
The cricket stump is one of three short wooden posts, and the name comes from the idea of a 'small post of wood' like a little tree stump. So calling the wicket pieces stumps links to their shape as short bits of wood.