/stʌnt/
OriginUnknown. Compare Middle Low German stunt (“a shoulder grip with which you throw someone on their back”), Middle English stunt (“foolish; stupid”).
- A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills.
“He found ways to devise, stage, and film stunts that are like nothing anyone’s ever accomplished. He recorded stunning image after stunning image; practically every frame of Fury Road could be a paint”
- An act or activity viewed as the outcome of a plan or scheme, often malicious or nefarious.
- abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsisEllipsis of publicity stunt.
- archaicA skill.
“"See if you can hit the barrel, Joe," urged George Bland. "A lot of us have missed it, including Peaches, who seems to think his particular stunt is high throwing."”
- A special means of rushing the quarterback done to confuse the opposing team's offensive line.
- countable, uncountableA check in growth.
- countableThat which has been checked in growth; a stunted animal or thing.
- countableA two-year-old whale, which, having been weaned, is lean and yields little blubber.
- intransitiveTo perform a stunt.
- intransitive, slangTo show off; to posture; to flaunt valuables.
“Call me the juice and you know I'm a stunt.”
“I was that interested because I wanted the Z28, but I wasn't going another day with Sterling stunting on me with the Contour.”
- transitiveTo check or hinder the growth or development of.
“Some have said smoking stunts your growth.”
“The politician timed his announcement to stunt any surge in the polls his opponent might gain from the convention.”
Formsstunts(plural) · stunts(present, singular, third-person) · stunting(participle, present) · stunted(participle, past) · stunted(past)