"draw stumps" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-draw stumps.ogg Forms: draws stumps [present, singular, third-person], drawing stumps [participle, present], drew stumps [past], drawn stumps [participle, past]
Etymology: From the game of cricket, where a day's play is terminated by the umpire drawing the stumps out of the ground. Head templates: {{en-verb|draw<,,drew,drawn> stumps}} draw stumps (third-person singular simple present draws stumps, present participle drawing stumps, simple past drew stumps, past participle drawn stumps)
  1. (cricket, of the umpires) To declare an end to the day's play, and remove the bails and sometimes the stumps. Categories (topical): Cricket Related terms: pull up stumps
    Sense id: en-draw_stumps-en-verb-agtq2JS9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (idiomatic) To cease doing something, at least for the day. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-draw_stumps-en-verb-AD1E16R2
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          "bail",
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        "(cricket, of the umpires) To declare an end to the day's play, and remove the bails and sometimes the stumps."
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        "To cease doing something, at least for the day."
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        "(idiomatic) To cease doing something, at least for the day."
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        "To cease doing something, at least for the day."
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        "(idiomatic) To cease doing something, at least for the day."
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