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take the stump

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables
take the s-tump
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make a series of political speeches, especially to promote a particular cause.

American usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

takes the stump (present, singular) taking the stump (participle, present) took the stump (past) taken the stump (participle, past)

Questions

What does take the stump mean?
To make a series of political speeches, especially to promote a particular cause.

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