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drawing stumps

drawing stumps is the present participle and gerund of draw stumps.

Meaning of draw stumps

Verb

draw stumps (third-person singular simple present draws stumps, present participle drawing stumps, simple past drew stumps, past participle drawn stumps)

  1. To declare an end to the day's play, and remove the bails and sometimes the stumps.
  2. (idiomatic) To cease doing something, at least for the day.

Questions about drawing stumps

What is drawing stumps the present participle and gerund of?
Drawing stumps is the present participle and gerund of draw stumps.

Words near drawing stumps in the dictionary

  1. drawing pins
  2. drawing rein
  3. drawing room
  4. drawing rooms
  5. drawing slate
  6. drawing stumps
  7. drawing table
  8. drawing tables
  9. drawing the cloth
  10. drawing the line
  11. drawing the long bow

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