Stunt

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  • transitive verb. To check the growth or development of.
  • noun. One that stunts.
  • noun. One that is stunted.
  • noun. A plant disease that causes dwarfing.
  • noun. A feat displaying unusual strength, skill, or daring.
  • noun. Something done to attract attention or publicity.
  • intransitive verb. To perform stunts or a stunt.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make a fool of.
  • To check; cramp; hinder; stint: used of growth or progress.
  • To check the growth or development of; hinder the increase or progress or; cramp; dwarf: as, to stunt a child by hard usage.
  • Dull; obtuse; stupid; foolish.
  • Fierce; angry.
  • noun. An animal which has been prevented from attaining its proper growth; a stunted creature; specifically, a whale of two years, which, having been weaned, is lean, and yields but little blubber.
  • noun. A check in growth; a partial or complete arrest of development or progress.
  • noun. A feat; a performance of more or less difficulty, especially in athletics.
  • An assistant; assistant.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A check in growth; also, that which has been checked in growth; a stunted animal or thing.
  • noun. Specifically: A whale two years old, which, having been weaned, is lean, and yields but little blubber.
  • transitive verb. To hinder from growing to the natural size; to prevent the growth of; to stint, to dwarf.
  • noun. A feat hard to perform; an act which is striking for the skill, strength, or the like, required to do it; a feat.
  • noun. an unusual action performed to gain public attention.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills.
  • noun. skill
  • verb. To check or hinder the growth or development of.
  • verb. To show off; to posture.
  • noun. A check in growth.
  • noun. That which has been checked in growth; a stunted animal or thing.
  • noun. A two-year-old whale, which, having been weaned, is lean and yields little blubber.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. check the growth or development of
  • noun. a creature (especially a whale) that has been prevented from attaining full growth
  • noun. a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention
  • verb. perform a stunt or stunts
  • Word Usage
    "Anyone who thinks this stunt is anything more than that is kidding themselves."
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