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drawn stumps

drawn stumps is the past participle 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 drawn stumps

What is drawn stumps the past participle of?
Drawn stumps is the past participle of draw stumps.

Words near drawn stumps in the dictionary

  1. drawn on
  2. drawn one's horns in
  3. drawn one's last breath
  4. drawn out
  5. drawn rein
  6. drawn stumps
  7. drawn the cloth
  8. drawn the line
  9. drawn the long bow
  10. drawn the short straw
  11. drawn through

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