entry stump

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• stump up — To pay up, fork out • • • Main Entry: ↑stump * * * ˌstump ˈup [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they stump up he/she/it stumps up …   Useful english dictionary

• stump orator — noun 1. One who speaks from an improvised platform, usu with an implication of rant 2. (in the USA) a political public speaker in general • • • Main Entry: ↑stump …   Useful english dictionary

• stump oratory — noun • • • Main Entry: ↑stump …   Useful english dictionary

• Stump-tailed Macaque — Taxobox name = Stump tailed MacaqueMSW3 Groves|pages=161] status = VU trend = unknown status system = iucn3.1 status ref = IUCN2006 | assessors = Eudey et al | year = 2000 | id = 12548 | title = Macaca arctoides | downloaded = 2006 05 11 Listed… …   Wikipedia

• stump speech — noun political oratory • Hypernyms: ↑oratory * * * noun : a speech made in the course of stump speaking * * * a political campaign speech, esp. one made on a campaign tour. [1810 20, Amer.] * * * stump speech noun • • • Main Entry: ↑stump …   Useful english dictionary

• stump work — noun : an elaborate colored embroidery with intricate padded designs and scenes in high relief especially popular in 17th century England * * * stump work noun Elaborate raised embroidery of the 15c–17c using various materials and raised by… …   Useful english dictionary

• stump up (for something) — ˌstump ˈup (for sth) | ˌstump ˈup sth (for sth) derived (BrE, informal) to pay money for sth Syn: ↑cough up • We were asked to stump up for the repairs …   Useful english dictionary

• stump up something (for something) — ˌstump ˈup (for sth) | ˌstump ˈup sth (for sth) derived (BrE, informal) to pay money for sth Syn: ↑cough up • We were asked to stump up for the repairs …   Useful english dictionary

• on the stump — Engaged in a (political) speech making tour, campaign • • • Main Entry: ↑stump * * * on the stump american phrase a special journey by a politician to meet voters and try to get their support Thesaurus: elections and relating to the electoral… …   Useful english dictionary

• on the stump — ► on the stump informal engaged in political campaigning. [ORIGIN: from the use of a tree stump as a platform for a speaker.] Main Entry: ↑stump …   English terms dictionary

• Henry Stump — Infobox Person name = Henry Stump image size = caption = birth date = birth place = death date = 29 October 1865 [“Stump, Henry. An Eyewitness to the Baltimore Riot, 19th April, 1861,” Letter from Henry Stump to Mrs. Mary A. Stump, Maryland… …   Wikipedia