stumping it

Verb

stump it (third-person singular simple present stumps it, present participle stumping it, simple past and past participle stumped it)

1. (dated, idiomatic, slang) To go on foot; hence, to run away; to escape.
   • Stump it , my cove ; that's a Bow Street runner1841, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Night and Morning

   Synonyms:

   leg it

2. (US, dated, slang) To make electioneering speeches.