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stunt

1  [stuhnt] ,
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–verb (used with object)
1. 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
2. a stop or hindrance in growth or development.
3. arrested development.
4. a plant or animal hindered from attaining its proper growth.
5. Plant Pathology. a disease of plants, characterized by a dwarfing or stunting of the plant.
Origin:
1575–85; v. use of dial. stunt dwarfed, stubborn (ME; OE: stupid); c. MHG stunz, ON stuttr short; akin to stint 1

Related forms:
stunt⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
stunty, adjective
Stunt
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stunt

2  [stuhnt] ,
–noun
1. a performance displaying a person's skill or dexterity, as in athletics; feat: an acrobatic stunt.
2. any remarkable feat performed chiefly to attract attention: The kidnapping was said to be a publicity stunt.
–verb (used without object)
3. to do a stunt or stunts.
4. Television Slang. to add specials, miniseries, etc., to a schedule of programs, esp. so as to increase ratings.
–verb (used with object)
5. to use in doing stunts: to stunt an airplane.
Origin:
1890–95, Americanism; orig. uncert.
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stunt 1   (stŭnt)   
tr.v.   stunt·ed, stunt·ing, stunts
To check the growth or development of.
n.  

  1. One that stunts.

  2. One that is stunted.

  3. A plant disease that causes dwarfing.


[From Middle English stunnt, foolish, short-witted, short (influenced by Old Norse stuttr, short, dwarfish), from Old English stunt.]
stunt'ed·ness n.
stunt 2   (stŭnt)   
n.  

  1. A feat displaying unusual strength, skill, or daring.

  2. Something done to attract attention or publicity.

intr.v.   stunt·ed, stunt·ing, stunts
To perform stunts or a stunt.

[Origin unknown.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

stunt  (v.)
"check in growth, dwarf," 1659, verb use of M.E. adj. stunnt "foolish," from O.E. stunt "short-witted, foolish" (cf. stuntspræc "foolish talk"), from P.Gmc. *stuntaz (cf. O.N. stuttr "short"), from the root of stump.

stunt  (n.)
"feat to attract attention," 1878, Amer.Eng. college sports slang, of uncertain origin. Speculated to be a variant of colloq. stump "dare, challenge" (1871), or of Ger. stunde, lit. "hour." The movie stunt man is attested from 1930.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: stunt
Pronunciation: 'st&nt
Function: transitive verb
: to hinder the normal growth, development, or progress of stunted child>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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