stunt

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Contents 1 Pronunciation 2 Noun 2.1 Related words 2.2 Usage notes 3 Verb 3.1 Synonyms

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[change] Noun

Singular stunt

Plural stunts

1. A stunt is something dangerous you might do to get attention.

   Jumping over a river on a motorcycle is a dangerous stunt.

   The actor did all his own stunts for the movie.

   That last stunt almost got you killed!

2. A stunt is something that you do that gets you in trouble.

   I was punished for the stunt I pulled [did] in school.

[change] Related words

• stunt man
• stunt double

[change] Usage notes

• It is common to say "pull a stunt" to mean "do a stunt."

[change] Verb

Plain form stunt

Third-person singular stunts

Past tense stunted

Past participle stunted

Present participle stunting

1. If something is stunted it does not develop all the way.

   He was very short because sickness had stunted his growth.

[change] Synonyms

• arrest
• retard