ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Stumps

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Stumps is a noun meaning plural of stump.

Meaning

plural of stump.

More Meanings

  1. (cricket) close of play (when the stumps are pulled out of the ground by the umpires)
  2. third-person singular simple present indicative of stump

Example Sentences

Australia were 488-6 at stumps against India.
England still have a chance of winning tomorrow if they can get India out before stumps today.

Related Words

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