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called it stumps

called it stumps is the simple past and past participle of call it stumps.

Meaning of call it stumps

Verb

call it stumps (third-person singular simple present calls it stumps, present participle calling it stumps, simple past and past participle called it stumps)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To decide to end an activity; to call it a day.
    • Eventually I decided to call it stumps and the last thing he said to me as I retired to his spare room was, `So you're not going to Inskip are you?' I answered that no, he was right, I wouldn't go and he tottered off happy.2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 130

Questions about called it stumps

What is called it stumps the simple past and past participle of?
Called it stumps is the simple past and past participle of call it stumps.

Words near called it stumps in the dictionary

  1. called it an early night
  2. called it as one saw it
  3. called it even
  4. called it half a day
  5. called it quits
  6. called it stumps
  7. called names
  8. called off
  9. called off the dogs
  10. called on the carpet
  11. called onto the carpet

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