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- Dictionarystunt/stʌnt/
noun
- 1. an action displaying spectacular skill and daring: "the stunt involved jumping out of a hot-air balloon while attached to a piece of elastic"
verb
- 1. perform stunts, especially aerobatics: "agile terns are stunting over the water"
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STUNT definition: 1. an exciting action, usually in a film, that is dangerous or appears dangerous and usually needs…. Learn more.
1. : an unusual or difficult feat requiring great skill or daring. especially : one performed or undertaken chiefly to gain attention or publicity. 2. : a shifting or switching of the positions by defensive players at the line of scrimmage in football to disrupt the opponent's blocking efforts. stunt. 4 of 4. verb (2) stunted; stunting; stunts.
To stunt is to slow or hinder. Some people say that drinking coffee will stunt your growth when you're a teenager — they worry that you won't grow any taller. Poor nutrition can stunt your growth, and bad soil will do the same for a plant — a lack of moisture or nutrients will stunt the development of your lettuce or tomatoes.
noun. a performance displaying a person's skill or dexterity, as in athletics; feat: an acrobatic stunt. any remarkable feat performed chiefly to attract attention: The kidnapping was said to be a publicity stunt. verb (used without object) to do a stunt or stunts.
1. the act or an instance of stunting. 2. (Biology) a person, animal, or plant that has been stunted. [C17 (as vb: to check the growth of): perhaps from C15 stont of short duration, from Old English stunt simple, foolish; sense probably influenced by Old Norse stuttr short in stature, dwarfed]
Definition of stunt noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Noun. STUNT definition: 1. something dangerous that needs great skill, usually done by someone in a film: 2. something…. Learn more.
