stunt

Plural: stunts

Noun

• a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention
• a creature (especially a whale) that has been prevented from attaining full growth
• A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills.
• Ellipsis of publicity stunt.
• A skill.
• A special means of rushing the quarterback done to confuse the opposing team's offensive line.
• A check in growth.
• That which has been checked in growth; a stunted animal or thing.
• A two-year-old whale, which, having been weaned, is lean and yields little blubber.

Verb

Verb Forms: stunted, stunting, stunts

• To hinder the normal growth or development of something.
• check the growth or development of
  • "You will stunt your growth by building all these muscles"
• perform a stunt or stunts
• To perform a stunt.
• To show off; to posture; to flaunt valuables.
• To check or hinder the growth or development of.

Examples

• Failing to play bonus squares can stunt your potential score in Words With Friends.
• 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.

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