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
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.
• publicity stunt
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.
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.
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.
• Nutts
Source: Wiktionary
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
26 January 2025
(verb) leave undone or leave out; “How could I miss that typo?”; “The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
