Definition of runt Runt

runt

We found 13 definitions of runt from 5 different sources.

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What does runt mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: runts

runt - disparaging terms for small people
  shrimp, peewee, half-pint
  small person a person of below average size
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • runt (Noun)
    The smallest animal of a litter.
  • runt (Noun)
    Undersized or stunted plant, animal or person.
  • runt (Noun)
    An Ethernet packet that does not meet the medium's minimum packet size of 64 bytes.
  • runt (Noun)
    A single word or portion of a hyphenated word that appears as the last line of a paragraph.
  • runt (Noun)
    A breed of pigeon related to the carrier pigeon .
  • runt (Noun)
    A hardened stem or stalk of a plant.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • runt (a.)
    Any animal which is unusually small, as compared with others of its kind; -- applied particularly to domestic animals.
  • runt (a.)
    A variety of domestic pigeon, related to the barb and carrier.
  • runt (a.)
    A dwarf; also, a mean, despicable, boorish person; -- used opprobriously.
  • runt (a.)
    The dead stump of a tree; also, the stem of a plant.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • runt
    A short squat man or woman: from the small cattle called Welsh runts.

Part of speech

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  • runt, noun, singular of runts.

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