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post vs stump

stump vs post

post and stump both are nouns.

post and stump both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
post Yes No Yes No
stump Yes No Yes No
As nouns, stump is a hyponym of post; that is, stump is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than post:
  • post: an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position
  • stump: (cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket
Other hyponyms of post include bitt, bollard, carrick bitt, corner post, gatepost, goalpost, hitching post, hop pole, king post, lamppost, maypole, newel, newel post, queen post, rudderpost, rudderstock, stake, stanchion, standard, telegraph pole, telegraph post, telephone pole, timber, whipping post.
post (noun) stump (noun)
a job in an organization (cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket
the delivery and collection of letters and packages a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed
military installation at which a body of troops is stationed the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
A message on a social media website
any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered
the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
post (verb) stump (verb)
display, as of records in sports games remove tree stumps from
mark or expose as infamous cause to be perplexed or confounded
cause to be directed or transmitted to another place travel through a district and make political speeches
publicize with, or as if with, a poster walk heavily
To post a message on a social media website
assign to a station
place so as to be noticed
mark with a stake
affix in a public place or for public notice
ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait
transfer (entries) from one account book to another
enter on a public list
assign to a post; put into a post
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