Stunt Definition

stŭnt

stunted, stunting, stunts

verb

To check the growth or development of; dwarf.

Webster's New World

To perform a stunt or stunts.

Webster's New World

To hinder (growth or development)

Webster's New World

(intransitive, slang, African American Vernacular) To show off; to posture.

Wiktionary

noun

One that stunts.

American Heritage

The act or process of stunting or dwarfing.

Webster's New World

A stunted creature or thing.

Webster's New World

Any of various plant diseases causing stunting.

Webster's New World

A display of skill or daring; feat; trick.

Webster's New World

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Other Word Forms of Stunt

Singular:

stunt

Plural:

From dialectal stunt (“stubborn, dwarfed"), from Middle English stont, stunt (“short, brief"), from Old English stunt (“stupid, foolish, simple"), from Proto-Germanic *stuntaz (“short, compact, stupid, dull"). Cognate with Middle High German stunz (“short"), Old Norse stuttr (“short in stature, dwarfed"). Related to Old English styntan (“to make dull, stupefy, become dull, repress"). More at stint.

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

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Origin unknown

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Unknown.

From Wiktionary