stumped — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Perplexed, confused.

   Usage

   • Informal

   Synonyms

   at a lossbaffledbemusedbewilderedconfusedflummoxedlostnonplussedperplexedpuzzled

   Examples

   I'm stumped by this question.

   So if women don’t come on flirty or maternal, she thinks, some men get stumped.

2. out as a result of the wicket-keeper breaking the wicket with the ball while the batsman is out of his crease.

   Usage

   • not-comparable
   • of a batsman

3. Done for; bankrupt or ruined.

   Usage

   • Archaic
   • Slang

   Examples

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   "Why, Walsher," said Mr. Stubber, "how many times a day do you rub your face with a brass candlestick? Why, I lent you a pony when you were stumped, and you carried off a cool hundred."