stunt /ˈstʌnt/
特技,絕技,花招,噱頭,手腕,發育遲緩,矮小物(vt.)阻礙成長(vi.)表演特技
stunt /ˈstənt/ 及物動詞
發育障礙
Stunt v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stunted p. pr. & vb. n. Stunting.] To hinder from growing to the natural size; to prevent the growth of; to stint, to dwarf; as, to stunt a child; to stunt a plant.
When, by a cold penury, I blast the abilities of a nation, and stunt the growth of its active energies, the ill or may do is beyond all calculation. --Burke.
Stunt n.
1. A check in growth; also, that which has been checked in growth; a stunted animal or thing.
2. Specifically: A whale two years old, which, having been weaned, is lean, and yields but little blubber.
Stunt n.
1. A feat hard to perform; an act which is striking for the skill, strength, or the like, required to do it; a feat. [Colloq.]
An extraordinary man does three or four different =\“stunts” with remarkable dexterity.\= --The Bookman.
He does not try to do stunts; and, above all, he does not care to go in swimming. --L. Hutton.
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stunt
n 1: a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to
gain attention
2: a creature (especially a whale) that has been prevented from
attaining full growth
v 1: check the growth or development of; "You will stunt your
growth by building all these muscles"
2: perform a stunt or stunts