Definition of stunts Stunts
/stʌˈnts/ - [stunts] -
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What does stunts mean?
Wiktionary 
- stunts (Noun)
Plural of stunt.
Part of speech
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NounPlural: stunts |
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| stunt - a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention | ||
| exploit, feat, effort a notable achievement; "he performed a great feat"; "the book was her finest effort" | ||
| russian roulette a stunt in which you spin the cylinder of a revolver that is loaded with only one bullet and then point the muzzle at your head and pull the trigger | ||
| stunt - a creature (especially a whale) that has been prevented from attaining full growth | ||
| animal, animate being, beast, brute, fauna, creature a living organism characterized by voluntary movement | ||
Verb |
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| stunt - perform a stunt or stunts | ||
| perform, execute, do carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance" | ||
| performing arts arts or skills that require public performance | ||
| stunt - check the growth or development of; "You will stunt your growth by building all these muscles" | ||
| impede, hinder be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project" | ||
| dwarf check the growth of; "the lack of sunlight dwarfed these pines" | ||
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Wiktionary
- stunt (Noun)
A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills. - stunt (Noun)
skill. - stunt (Noun)
A check in growth. - stunt (Noun)
That which has been checked in growth; a stunted animal or thing. - stunt (Noun)
A two-year-old whale, which, having been weaned, is lean and yields little blubber. - stunt (Verb)
To check or hinder the growth or development of. - stunt (Verb)
To show off ; to posture.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- stunt (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. - stunt (n.)
A check in growth; also, that which has been checked in growth; a stunted animal or thing. - stunt (n.)
Specifically: A whale two years old, which, having been weaned, is lean, and yields but little blubber.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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stunt
stunt, v.t. to hinder from growth, to dwarf, check.—n. a check in growth: an animal whose growth is stunted.—adj. Stunt′ed, dwarfed.—n. Stunt′edness, state of being stunted. [A.S. stunt, blunt; Ice. stuttr, short.]
