stump out
B2 informal separable transitive
In simple words
Press a cigarette against something to put it out.
Literal meaning: To press (like a stump pressing down) a burning item out on a surface.
Meanings
1 B2 informal
To extinguish a cigarette by pressing its burning end against a hard surface.
"He stumped out his cigarette on the railing and went back inside."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Less common than 'stub out'. Primarily encountered in British and Australian informal speech. Learners should treat 'stub out' as the default form.
Commonly used with
cigarette butt ashtray
Forms
Base
stump out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
stumps out
he/she/it
Past simple
stumped out
yesterday
Past participle
stumped out
have + pp
-ing form
stumping out
continuous
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