STUNT

Stunt

A stunt is an unusual and difficult physical feat or an act requiring a special skill, performed for artistic purposes usually on TV, theatre, or cinema. Stunts are a big part of many action films.

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stunt

Noun

  1. A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills.
  2. skill

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A check in growth.
  2. That which has been checked in growth; a stunted animal or thing.
  3. A two-year-old whale, which, having been weaned, is lean and yields little blubber.

Verb

  1. To check or hinder the growth or development of.
    Some have said smoking stunts your growth.
    The politician timed his announcement to stunt any surge in the polls his opponent might gain from the convention.
  2. To perform a stunt.
  3. To show off; to posture.


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