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Definition of stumped someone

stump

verb - transitive

  • to leave a person without an answer.
    The question stumped me.

    Last edited on Jul 25 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 25 2011.

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Definitions include: An old cowboy term for a horse or mule or similar that has been trained to back up to a stump or the like for purposes of sexual exploitation.
Definitions include: stuck in not understanding; "perplexed".

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