stumps
close of play (when the stumps are pulled out of the ground by the umpires)
Example
“England still have a chance of winning tomorrow if they can get India out before stumps today.”
Related words
- pull up stumps
- draw stumps
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “stumps” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.