stumps
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noun
- The remains of something that has been cut off; especially the remains of a tree, the remains of a limb.
- The place or occasion at which a campaign takes place; the husting.
- A place or occasion at which a person harangues or otherwise addresses a group in a manner suggesting political oration.
- One of three small wooden posts which together with the bails make the wicket and that the fielding team attempt to hit with the ball.
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.”
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