stunt

stunt ¹  (stnt)

tr.v. stunt·ed, stunt·ing, stunts

To check the growth or development of.

n.

1. One that stunts.

2. One that is stunted.

3. A plant disease that causes dwarfing.

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[From Middle English stunnt, foolish, short-witted, short (influenced by Old Norse stuttr, short, dwarfish), from Old English stunt.]

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stunted·ness n.

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stunt ²  (stnt)

n.

1. A feat displaying unusual strength, skill, or daring.

2. Something done to attract attention or publicity.

intr.v. stunt·ed, stunt·ing, stunts

To perform stunts or a stunt.

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[Origin unknown.]

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stunt¹

vb

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (tr) to prevent or impede (the growth or development) of (a plant, animal, etc.)

n

1. the act or an instance of stunting

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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]

stunted  adj

stuntedness  n

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stunt²

n

1. (Performing Arts) an acrobatic or dangerous piece of action in a film, television programme, etc.

2. (Business / Marketing) anything spectacular or unusual done to gain publicity

vb

(intr) to perform a stunt or stunts

[US student slang, of unknown origin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stunt - a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention exploit, feat, effort - a notable achievement; "he performed a great feat"; "the book was her finest effort" Russian roulette - a stunt in which you spin the cylinder of a revolver that is loaded with only one bullet and then point the muzzle at your head and pull the trigger acrobatic feat, acrobatic stunt - a stunt performed by an acrobat
	2.	stunt - a creature (especially a whale) that has been prevented from attaining full growth animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
Verb	1.	stunt - check the growth or development of; "You will stunt your growth by building all these muscles" hinder, impede - be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project" dwarf - check the growth of; "the lack of sunlight dwarfed these pines"
	2.	stunt - perform a stunt or stunts performing arts - arts or skills that require public performance perform, do, execute - carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance"

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stunt¹

noun feat, act, trick, exploit, deed, tour de force (French), gest (archaic) a bold promotional stunt

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stunt²

noun hamper, restrict, curb, slow down, hold up, interfere with, hinder, impede The heart condition has stunted his growth a bit.

Translations

stunt¹ [stʌnt] VT [+ tree, growth] → impedir(el crecimiento de), atrofiar

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stunt² [stʌnt]

A. N

1. (= feat) → proeza f, hazaña f; (for film) → escena f peligrosa, toma f peligrosa (Aer) → vuelo m acrobático, ejercicio m acrobático
to pull a stunt → hacer algo peligroso(y tonto)

2. (= publicity stunt) → truco m publicitario
it's just a stunt to get your money → es sólo un truco para sacarte dinero

B. VI (Aer) → hacer vuelos acrobáticos

C. CPD stunt flier N → aviador(a) m/f acrobático/a

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stunt [ˈstʌnt]

n

(in film) → cascade f

(to attract attention) → coup m
a publicity stunt → un coup de pub

(AVIATION) → acrobatie f

vt [+ growth, development] → retarder

stunt kite

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stunt:

stunt flying

n → Kunstflug m

stunt kite

n → Drachen m (mit dem Flugmanöver vorgeführt werden können)

stuntman

n → Stuntman m, → Double nt

stuntwoman

n → Stuntwoman nt, → Double nt

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stunt¹

n → Kunststück nt, → Nummer f; (= publicity stunt, trick) → Gag m; (Aviat) → Kunststück nt; (Film) → Stunt m; to do stunts (= be stuntman) → ein Stuntman sein, doubeln; he does most of his own stunts → gefährliche Szenen spielt er meist selbst

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stunt²

vt (lit, fig) growth, development → hemmen; trees, mind etc → verkümmern lassen

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stunt¹ [stʌnt] n (Aer) (for film) → acrobazia (Comm) → trovata pubblicitaria
it's just a stunt to get your money → è tutto un trucco per farti tirar fuori i soldi

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stunt² [stʌnt] vt (tree, person) → arrestare la crescita or lo sviluppo di; (growth) → arrestare

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stunt¹

v stunt [stant]

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. belemmer يُعيق، يَمْنَع спирам растежа на brzdit, růst hæmme hemmen ανακόπτωτην ανάπτυξη atrofiar; impedir el desarrollo (kasvu) kinni panema از رشد بازداشتن ehkäistä kasvu arrêter la croissance de qqn, qqch. לַעֲצוֹר הִתפַּתחוּת विकास रोकना, वृद्धि रोकना sprečavati u rastu ili razvitku (növést) akadályoz mengerdilkan hindra/draga úr vexti/þroska (arrestare lo sviluppo) 妨げる 발육을 방해하다 slopinti, stabdyti kavēt/apturēt attīstību membantutkan de groei belemmeren hemme i veksten hamować suster a opri creşterea/dezvoltarea задерживать рост brzdiť rast zavreti sprečavati rast hämma หยุดยั้งการเจริญเติบโต büyümesini önlemek 阻礙生長 зупиняти ріст ترقی کو روک دینا làm chậm sự phát triển, làm cằn cỗi 阻碍生长

adj stunted

not well grown a stunted tree. teëgehou غَيْر مُكْتَمِل النُّمو закърнял zakrslý forkrøblet verkümmert που δεν έχει αναπτυχθεί κανονικά mal desarrollado kängus, kidur خوب رشد نكرده kitukasvuinen rabougri מְעוּכַּב הִתפָּתחוּת अविकसित, बौना zakržljao, zaostao u razvoju satnya kerdil kyrkingslegur stentato 発育不全の 발육이 멎은 skurdus, sunykęs panīcis; kroplīgs; pundur- bantut niet uitgegroeid utviklingshemmet, forkrøplet karłowaty mirrado pipernicit низкорослый zakrpatený zakrnel zakržljao förkrympt, outvecklad, dvärg- ที่ไม่เจริญเติบโต bodur kalmış 發育不良的 низькорослий, хирлявий وہ درخت جس کی ترقی رک گءی ہو còi cọc, kìm hãm 发育不良的

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stunt²

n stunt [stant]

something (daring or spectacular) done to attract attention etc One of his stunts was to cross the Niagara Falls blindfolded on a tight rope. kunsie, waagtoertjie عَمَل مُثير وَجَسور сензационен номер husarský kousek stunt; nummer das Kunststück άθλος, ακροβατικό κόλπο proeza temp شيرين كاري خطرناك temppu exploit פַּעֲלוּל कमाल, करतब, कलाबाजी, इश्तहारबाजी majstorluk, ekshibicija kaszkadőrmutatvány, attrakció tindakan berani glæfrabragð stuntman 離れわざ 묘기, 스턴트 fokusas, triukas efektīgs triks; supernumurs lagak akasi stunt kraftprestasjon, våge-/kunststykke wyczyn proeza tur de forţă трюк husársky kúsok podvig vratolomija konststycke, stunttrick การแสดงโลดโผน tehlikeli numara (驚人的)表演，使絕招 трюк, фокус کرتب دکھانا trò làm thu hút sự chú ý （惊人的）表演，使绝招

n stuntman [-mӕn]

a person who takes the place of an actor in film sequences involving eg athletic skill and danger. waagkunstenaar البَهْلَوان، بَديل المُمَثِّل في الحَركات البارِعَه والخَطِرَه каскадьор kaskadér stuntman der Stuntman κασκαντέρ doble kaskadöör, dublant بازيگر بدل sijaisnäyttelijä cascadeur/-euse פַּעֲלוּלָן कमाल का व्यक्ति kaskader kaszkadőr, dublőr stuntman áhættuleikari cascatore, stuntman スタントマン 대역, 스턴트맨 kaskadininkas kaskadieris pelakon lagak aksi stuntman stuntmann kaskader duplo cascador каскадёр kaskadér kaskader kaskader stuntman ผู้แสดงแทนในฉากเสี่ยงอันตราย dublör (替身)特技演員 каскадер, дублер کرتب دکھانے والا người đóng thế （替身）特技演员

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stunt → عمل مثير akrobatický kousek stunt Stunt ακροβατικό acrobacia temppu cascade akrobacija acrobazia 離れわざ 아슬아슬한 연기 stunt stunt wyczyn façanha трюк konststycke การแสดงเสี่ยงอันตราย dublör cảnh biểu diễn nguy hiểm 惊险动作