take the stump in English

Forms: takes the stump [present, singular, third-person], taking the stump [participle, present], took the stump [past], taken the stump [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> the stump}} take the stump (third-person singular simple present takes the stump, present participle taking the stump, simple past took the stump, past participle taken the stump)

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          "ref": "1988, James McPherson, Battle Cry for Freedom, Oxford, published 2003, page 127:",
          "text": "Still calling himself a Whig, Lincoln took the stump in behalf of anti-Nebraska candidates for the legislature, hoping that victory would forge a legislative majority to elect him to the U. S. Senate.",
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        "To make a series of political speeches, especially to promote a particular cause."
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        "(chiefly US) To make a series of political speeches, especially to promote a particular cause."
      ],
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    {
      "form": "takes the stump",
      "tags": [
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "took the stump",
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        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taken the stump",
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        "participle",
        "past"
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}

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"take the stump" meaning in English

Verb