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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
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
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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