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Definition of Stunt

1. Noun. A difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention.

2. Verb. Check the growth or development of. "You will stunt your growth by building all these muscles"

3. Noun. A creature (especially a whale) that has been prevented from attaining full growth.

4. Verb. Perform a stunt or stunts.

Definition of Stunt

1. v. t. 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.

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

3. n. A feat hard to perform; an act which is striking for the skill, strength, or the like, required to do it; a feat.

Definition of Stunt

1. Noun. A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills. ¹

2. Noun. (archaic) skill ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To check or hinder the growth or development of. ¹

4. Verb. (intransitive) (slang hip-hop) To show off; to posture. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Stunt

1. to hinder the normal growth of [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stunt

stunna stunnas stunned stunner stunners stunng stunning stunningly stunningness stunnings

stunod stunods stuns stunsail stunsails stunt (current term) stunt cocks stunt double stunt doubles stunt flier

stunt flying stunt kite stunt man stunt pilot stunt woman stunted stuntedly stuntedness stuntednesses

Literary usage of Stunt

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Illustrated Guide to Integrated Pest Management in Rice in Tropical Asia by W. H. Reissig, International Rice Research Institute (1985)
"Hosts of the virus Disease cycle * The development of grassy stunt virus ... RICE RAGGED stunt Ragged stunt is a recently discovered virus disease that may ..."

2. Health by Stunts by Norton H. Pearl, H. E. Brown (1919)
"She then goes ahead five yards and does the Chair Creeper stunt. She replaces the pencil, sees that the Points cf chair is on the mark, and runs to the next ..."

3. Health by Stunts by Norton H. Pearl, H. E. Brown (1919)
"She then goes ahead five yards and does the Chair Creeper stunt. ... If in doing any stunt a mistake is made when the stunt is partially completed, ..."

4. Memories of a Musical Career by Clara Kathleen Rogers (1919)
"... GIRL" — ON TOUR — SANTLEY AND ADELAIDE PHILIPS JOIN US — WASHINGTON — "LA DAME BLANCHE"—A stunt OF MEMORY — GRATITUDE EAGER as I was to go to America, ..."

5. An Explorer in the Air Service by Hiram Bingham (1920)
"The Taylor stunt or right-about-face necessitated prearranged signals. The leader did a renversement or half roll- while the other members of the formation ..."

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