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1. (v.t.) stunt
to stop, slow down, or hinder the growth or development of.
2. (n.) stunt
a stop or hindrance in growth or development.
3. stunt
arrested development.
4. stunt
a plant or animal hindered from attaining its proper growth.
5. stunt
a disease of plants, characterized by a dwarfing or stunting of the plant.
6. (n.) stunt
a performance displaying a person's skill, dexterity, or daring; feat.
7. stunt
a feat performed chiefly to attract attention:
a publicity stunt.
8. (v.i.) stunt
to do a stunt or stunts.
Etymology: (1890–95, Amer.; orig. uncert.)
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| Definition of 'stunt' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) stunt
a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention
2. (verb) stunt
a creature (especially a whale) that has been prevented from attaining full growth
3. (verb) stunt
check the growth or development of
"You will stunt your growth by building all these muscles"
4. (verb) stunt
perform a stunt or stunts
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1. (noun) stunt
a complicated physical trick
kids doing stunts on skateboards
2. stunt
an action done to attract attention
a publicity stunt
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) stunt
a check in growth; also, that which has been checked in growth; a stunted animal or thing
2. (noun) stunt
specifically: A whale two years old, which, having been weaned, is lean, and yields but little blubber
3. (verb) stunt
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
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Sense: to prevent or check the full growth or development of
It is thought that smoking by a pregnant mother may stunt the baby's growth.
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 Afrikaans: belemmer |
 Arabic: يُعيق، يَمْنَع |
 Bulgarian: спирам растежа на |
 Brazilian: suster |
 Czech: brzdit, růst |
 German: hemmen |
 Danish: hæmme |
 Greek: ανακόπτωτην ανάπτυξη |
 Spanish: atrofiar; impedir el desa |
 Estonian: (kasvu) kinni panema |
 Farsi: از رشد بازداشتن |
 Finnish: ehkäistä |
 French: arrêter la croissance de |
 Hebrew: לַעֲצוֹר הִתפַּתחוּת |
 Hindi: विकास रोकना, वृद्धि रोकना |
 Croatian: sprečavati u rastu ili ra |
 Hungarian: (növést) akadályoz |
 Indonesian: mengerdilkan |
 Icelandic: hindra/dragaúr vexti/þros |
 Italian: (arrestare lo sviluppo) |
 Japanese: 妨げる |
 Korean: 발육을 방해하다 |
 Lithuanian: slopinti, stabdyti |
 Latvian: kavēt/apturēt attīstību |
 Malay: membantutkan |
 Dutch: de groei belemmeren |
 Norwegian: hemme i veksten |
 Polish: hamować |
 Persian: از رشد بازداشتن |
 Pashto: د ودی غورځیدل |
 Portuguese: suster |
 Romanian: a opri creşterea/dezvolta |
 Russian: задерживать рост |
 Slovak: brzdiť rast |
 Slovenian: zavreti |
 Serbian: sprečavati rast |
 Swedish: hämma |
 Thai: หยุดยั้งการเจริญเติบโต |
 Turkish: büyümesini önlemek |
 Taiwanese: 阻礙生長 |
 Ukrainian: зупиняти ріст |
 Urdu: ترقی کو روک دینا |
 Vietnamese: làm chậm sự phát triển, l |
 Chinese: 阻碍生长 |
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