Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

call it stumps

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables
cal-l it s-tumps
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To decide to end an activity; to call it a day.

Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

A figurative use of the cricket expression stumps (“the close of play when the stumps are pulled out of the ground by the umpires”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

calls it stumps (present, singular) calling it stumps (participle, present) called it stumps (participle, past) called it stumps (past)

Questions

What does call it stumps mean?
To decide to end an activity; to call it a day.
Where does call it stumps come from?
A figurative use of the cricket expression stumps (“the close of play when the stumps are pulled out of the ground by the umpires”).

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