Stunt

Quick meaning: Stunt is a noun meaning A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. An act or activity viewed as the outcome of a plan or scheme, often malicious or nefarious.
2. Ellipsis of publicity stunt.
3. (American football) A special means of rushing the quarterback done to confuse the opposing team's offensive line.
4. (intransitive, cheerleading) To perform a stunt.
5. (intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To show off; to posture; to flaunt valuables.
6. (transitive) To check or hinder the growth or development of.
7. (archaic) A skill.

Example Sentences

Some have said smoking stunts your growth.

Call me the juice and you know I'm a stunt.

The politician timed his announcement to stunt any surge in the polls his opponent might gain from the convention.

I was that interested because I wanted the Z28, but I wasn't going another day with Sterling stunting on me with the Contour.

Word Forms

• stunts
• stunting
• stunted

Synonyms for stunt

Depending on context, synonyms include flamboast, floss, high-side, boulevardier, exhibitionize, flaunt.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include acrobatics, aerobatics, stuntman, decoy, understudy, gimmick.

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