stunt

IPA: stˈʌnt

noun

  • A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills.
  • (archaic) skill
  • (American football) A special means of rushing the quarterback done to confuse the opposing team's offensive line.
  • A check in growth.
  • That which has been checked in growth; a stunted animal or thing.
  • A two-year-old whale, which, having been weaned, is lean and yields little blubber.

verb

  • (intransitive, cheerleading) To perform a stunt.
  • (intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To show off; to posture.
  • (transitive) To check or hinder the growth or development of.
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Examples of "stunt" in Sentences

  • The island is covered with stunted trees.
  • This stunt drew the attention of the people.
  • The predominant trees are stunted Araucarias.
  • In the dry zone, vegetation is sparse and stunted.
  • Sauer was also the stunt coordinator for the film.
  • The effectiveness of the stunt is a matter of debate.
  • He is the stunt director and stunt coordinator of the show.
  • Obama is targeting what he calls a stunt by Senator McCain.
  • Mercury News – Girl ghost rider injured in stunt, May 7, 2009
  • He performed the role of the Deacon in the Waterworld Stunt Show.
  • In 1967 He was one of the highest paid stunt performers in the world.
  • Parkour will be used in the stunt performances of scenes in the movie.
  • I had a lot of respect for them but this stunt is ashamedly disgusting.
  • Anyone who thinks this stunt is anything more than that is kidding themselves.
  • This stunt is the last thing a person of Faith would expect from his minister.
  • How should the Bush administration in your view respond to what you call a stunt?
  • Records show he was convicted last year in Ontario of what they called stunt driving.
  • His most dangerous stunt is one that if done wrong, would have definitely killed him.
  • After doing call time today at Norwood HQ, I can tell you firsthand that your little stunt is the electoral equivalent of poking a stick at a hornet's nest.
  • If this stunt is a success, think of some of the other celebrations we might be subjected to: Southern Nationalists holding John Wilkes Booth Days complete with reenactments of his most famous moment in a theater, Timothy McVeigh Days with a reenactment of the last moments of the Murrah daycare center, and, of course, Mohamed Atta Days with what horrors I'll leave you to imagine.

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