stir one's stumps

verb

To get going; to move one's legs in walking or running.

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Meanings

verbstir one's stumps (third-person singular simple present stirs one's stumps, present participle stirring one's stumps, simple past and past participle stirred one's stumps)

present singular third person stirs one's stumps · participle present stirring one's stumps · participle past stirred one's stumps · past stirred one's stumps

  1. slangTo get going; to move one's legs in walking or running.
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APA

stir one's stumps. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stir%20one's%20stumps

MLA

“stir one's stumps.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stir%20one's%20stumps. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stir one's stumps,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stir%20one's%20stumps.

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