Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pull up stumps

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables
pul-l up s-tumps
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cease doing something, at least for the day.

verb

To relocate, emigrate, move one's home to some other place.

American usage

Etymology

From the game of cricket, where a day's play is terminated by the umpire pulling up the stumps.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pulls up stumps (present, singular) pulling up stumps (participle, present) pulled up stumps (participle, past) pulled up stumps (past)

Phrases

draw stumps

Frequently Paired Words

draw stumps

Synonyms

pull up stakes up sticks

Questions

What does pull up stumps mean?
To cease doing something, at least for the day.
Where does pull up stumps come from?
From the game of cricket, where a day's play is terminated by the umpire pulling up the stumps.

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