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.
 stunting
      n : the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft
          [syn: acrobatics, aerobatics, stunt flying]