Meaning of stunt in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /stənt/

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  1. Verb

    stunt

    Etymology

    late 16th century (in the sense ‘bring to an abrupt halt’): from dialect stunt ‘foolish, stubborn’, of Germanic origin; perhaps related to stump

    Definitions

    1. check the growth or development of

    Examples

    • « You will stunt your growth by building all these muscles »
  2. 2. perform a stunt or stunts

    Derived terms

  3. Noun

    stunt

    Etymology

    late 19th century (originally US college slang): of unknown origin

    Definitions

    1. a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat

    Examples

    • « usually done to gain attention »
  4. 2. a creature (especially a whale) that has been prevented from attaining full growth

Famous quotes

  • « And getting stunt coordinator Dan Bradley and everybody from the whole 'Bourne Supremacy' crew, I think was real cool for our film because we do a bunch of really big jumps in this movie. »
    Sean William Scott
  • « I don't get a chance to do many of my own stunts on 'Buffy' - none of us do. We have amazing stunt people who make us all look really believable and really good. »
    Emma Caulfield

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