EGAVE

stumps

About 1.04 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun plural of stump
  2. noun close of play (when the stumps are pulled out of the ground by the umpires)
    England still have a chance of winning tomorrow if they can get India out before stumps today.
  3. verb third-person singular simple present indicative of stump

Similar words

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Often followed by

of and in are were or to that with

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