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stunt
1[ stuhnt ]
verb (used with object)
- to stop, slow down, or hinder the growth or development of; dwarf:
A harsh climate stunted the trees.
Brutal treatment in childhood stunted his personality.
noun
- a stop or hindrance in growth or development.
- arrested development.
- a plant or animal hindered from attaining its proper growth.
- Plant Pathology. a disease of plants, characterized by a dwarfing or stunting of the plant.
stunt
2[ stuhnt ]
noun
- a performance displaying a person's skill or dexterity, as in athletics; feat:
an acrobatic stunt.
- any remarkable feat performed chiefly to attract attention:
The kidnapping was said to be a publicity stunt.
verb (used without object)
- to do a stunt or stunts.
- Television Slang. to add specials, miniseries, etc., to a schedule of programs, especially so as to increase ratings.
verb (used with object)
- to use in doing stunts:
to stunt an airplane.
stunt
1/ stʌnt /
noun
- an acrobatic, dangerous, or spectacular action
- an acrobatic or dangerous piece of action in a film or television programme
- anything spectacular or unusual done to gain publicity
verb
- intr to perform a stunt or stunts
stunt
2/ stʌnt /
verb
- tr to prevent or impede the growth or development of (a plant, animal, etc)
noun
- the act or an instance of stunting
- a person, animal, or plant that has been stunted
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Derived Forms
- ˈstunted, adjective
- ˈstuntedness, noun
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Other Words From
- stunting·ly adverb
- stunty adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Mary Elizabeth Williams of Salon labels the show a “crass stunt” on a “bottom-feeding vortex of sadness network.”
Sometimes you have to fly stunt formations with a plane and another guy in a jetpack to really get your kicks.
She maintains that her mattress-carrying stunt is an “art piece,” not a protest.
Admittedly it would be called a stunt, but Obama needs something dramatic to rejuvenate his leadership.
Sadly, Dell was killed five weeks after performing this stunt, fatally injured in a different performance.
Dedmon, here, was out of a job—thanks to you and your meddling—and the steering stunt offered good pay.
He did the 'Great White Way' stunt—the restaurants, the roof gardens, a pretty actress at times, jewels and champagne.
Grayson's doing a stunt to-day that would have driven me mad with envy if I could have stopped to look on.
The stunt did more than earn the boys a large share of fame.
"You try any stunt like that and I'll shoot you," Frank Nelsen promised.
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