draw stumps
Meanings
verb
- To declare an end to the day's play, and remove the bails and sometimes the stumps.
- To cease doing something, at least for the day.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From the game of cricket, where a day's play is terminated by the umpire drawing the stumps out of the ground.
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