English
Noun
stumps
#cricket plural of|stump
#:The wicket is made from three stumps and two bails.
#cricket a metonym for the whole wicket.
#context|cricket|uncountable The end of a day's play (when the stumps are pulled out of the ground)
#:England still have a chance of winning tomorrow if they can get India out before stumps today.

Derived terms
pull up stumps
draw stumps

Verb
present participle of|stump

category:Metonyms

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• 2007-12-30 00:13 - Keene - [[category:Metonyms]]

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