stumps

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noun

close of play (when the stumps are pulled out of the ground by the umpires)

“Australia were 488-6 at stumps against India.”

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Meanings

stumps1

noun
  1. pluralplural of stump
nounstumps (uncountable)
  1. uncountableball gamesclose of play (when the stumps are pulled out of the ground by the umpires)

    Australia were 488-6 at stumps against India.

    1 more example

    England still have a chance of winning tomorrow if they can get India out before stumps today.

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of stump

Stumps2

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Stump

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
close of play
Cite this entry
APA

stumps. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stumps

MLA

“stumps.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stumps. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stumps,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stumps.

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