STUNT

stunt

(noun) a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention

stunt

(noun) a creature (especially a whale) that has been prevented from attaining full growth

stunt

(verb) perform a stunt or stunts

stunt

(verb) check the growth or development of; “You will stunt your growth by building all these muscles”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

stunt (plural stunts)

A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills.

(archaic) skill

(American football) A special means of rushing the quarterback done to confuse the opposing team's offensive line.

Hyponyms

• publicity stunt

Verb

stunt (third-person singular simple present stunts, present participle stunting, simple past and past participle stunted)

(intransitive, cheerleading) To perform a stunt.

(intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To show off; to posture.

Etymology 2

Verb

stunt (third-person singular simple present stunts, present participle stunting, simple past and past participle stunted)

(transitive) To check or hinder the growth or development of.

Noun

stunt (plural stunts)

A check in growth.

That which has been checked in growth; a stunted animal or thing.

A two-year-old whale, which, having been weaned, is lean and yields little blubber.

Anagrams

• Nutts

Source: Wiktionary

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Stunt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stunted; p. pr. & vb. n. Stunting.] Etym: [See Stint.]

Definition: To hinder from growing to the natural size; to prevent the growth of; to stint, to dwarf; as, to stunt a child; to stunt a plant. When, by a cold penury, I blast the abilities of a nation, and stunt the growth of its active energies, the ill or may do is beyond all calculation. Burke.

Stunt, n.

1. A check in growth; also, that which has been checked in growth; a stunted animal or thing.

2. Specifically: A whale two years old, which, having been weaned, is lean, and yields but little blubber.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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