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  • 1 stump

    1. noun
    1) (the part of a tree left in the ground after the trunk has been cut down: He sat on a (tree-)stump and ate his sandwiches.) κούτσουρο
    2) (the part of a limb, tooth, pencil etc remaining after the main part has been cut or broken off, worn away etc.) απομεινάρι(κομμένο πόδι,ρίζα δοντιού,μολυβάκι,αποτσίγαρο,κλπ.)
    3) (in cricket, one of the three upright sticks forming the wicket.) πασσαλίσκος
    2. verb
    1) (to walk with heavy, stamping steps: He stumped angrily out of the room.) περπατώ βαριά
    2) (to puzzle or baffle completely: I'm stumped!) αφήνω αναύδο,κολλώ στον τοίχο
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    - stump up

    English-Greek dictionary > stump

  • 2 stumpy

    adjective (being a stump; short and thick like a stump: The cat had a stumpy tail.) κοντόχοντρος

    English-Greek dictionary > stumpy

  • 3 Extremity

    subs.
    The extremity of: use P. and V. adj ἔσχατος, ἄκρος in agreement with subs., e.g., the extremity of the line: P. and V. τάξις ἐσχάτη; see Verge.
    The extremities of the feel: P. πόδες ἄκροι, V. ποδοῖν ἀκμαί.
    The extremity of the island: P. τῆς νήσου τὰ ἔσχατα (Thuc. 4, 30).
    Stump left in cutting: P. and V. τομή, ἡ.
    The extremities, furthest points: P. and V. τὰ ἔσχατα.
    The extremities of the body: P. ἀκρωτήρια, τά (Thuc. 2, 49).
    met., extravagance, excess: P. and V. ὑπερβολή, ἡ; see also Pitch.
    Extreme point: P. and V. τὸ ἔσχατον.
    You are come to the extremity of sorrow: V. ἥκεις συμφορᾶς πρὸς τοὔσχατον (Eur., Or. 447).
    Go to extremities: see go to extremes, under Extreme.
    To the last extremity: P. εἰς τὸ ἔσχατον, V. εἰς τοὔσχατον.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Extremity

  • 4 stub

    1. noun
    1) (a stump or short remaining end of eg a cigarette, pencil etc: The ashtray contained seven cigarette stubs.) απομεινάρι,αποτσίγαρο
    2) (the counterfoil or retained section of a cheque etc.) στέλεχος επιταγής
    2. verb
    (to hurt (especially a toe) by striking it against something hard: She stubbed her toe(s) against the bedpost.) σκοντάφτω και χτυπώ
    - stub out

    English-Greek dictionary > stub

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  • To go on the stump — Stump Stump, n. [OE. stumpe, stompe; akin to D. stomp, G. stumpf, Icel. stumpr, Dan. & Sw. stump, and perhaps also to E. stamp.] 1. The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub. [1913 Webster] 2 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • on the stump — Stump Stump, n. [OE. stumpe, stompe; akin to D. stomp, G. stumpf, Icel. stumpr, Dan. & Sw. stump, and perhaps also to E. stamp.] 1. The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub. [1913 Webster] 2 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To take the stump — Stump Stump, n. [OE. stumpe, stompe; akin to D. stomp, G. stumpf, Icel. stumpr, Dan. & Sw. stump, and perhaps also to E. stamp.] 1. The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub. [1913 Webster] 2 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • 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

  • take the stump — or[take to the stump] {v. phr.} To travel around to different places making political speeches. * /The men running for president took to the stump to attract votes./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take the stump — or[take to the stump] {v. phr.} To travel around to different places making political speeches. * /The men running for president took to the stump to attract votes./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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