English Explanatory Dictionary

stunt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills.
  2. An act or activity viewed as the outcome of a plan or scheme, often malicious or nefarious.
  3. Ellipsis of publicity stunt.
  4. A skill.
  5. A special means of rushing the quarterback done to confuse the opposing team's offensive line.
verb
  1. To perform a stunt.
  2. To show off; to posture; to flaunt valuables.
verb
  1. To check or hinder the growth or development of.
noun
  1. A check in growth.
  2. That which has been checked in growth; a stunted animal or thing.
  3. A two-year-old whale, which, having been weaned, is lean and yields little blubber.

Pronunciation

/stʌnt/ en-us-stunt.ogg /stʊnt/

Word forms

stunt stunts stunting stunted

Etymology

Unknown. Compare Middle Low German stunt (“a shoulder grip with which you throw someone on their back”), Middle English stunt (“foolish; stupid”).

Synonyms

flamboast floss high-side aura farm boulevardier cut a wide swath cut it fat cut round exhibitionize figure away flaunt flex fluff one's feathers gallery let one's nuts hang ostent ostentate preen showboat show away show off strut strut one's stuff stunt swag it out swagger swank three-sheet venditate yaya

Derived words

card stunt media stunt outstunt publicity stunt stunt casting stunt cock stunt double stunter stuntfest stuntlike stuntman stuntperson stuntwoman stuntwork sweeps stunt yellow sorghum stunt atstunt stuntness
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