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stumps it

stumps it is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stump it.

Meaning of stump 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.

Questions about stumps it

What is stumps it the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Stumps it is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stump it.

Words near stumps it in the dictionary

  1. stumpling
  2. stumplings
  3. stumpnose
  4. stumpnoses
  5. stumps
  6. stumps it
  7. stumps out
  8. stumps up
  9. stumpsucker
  10. stumpsuckers
  11. stumptail

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