Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

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

Example Sentences

He found ways to devise, stage, and film stunts that are like nothing anyone’s ever accomplished. He recorded stunning image after stunning image; practically every frame of Fury Road could be a painting.

"See if you can hit the barrel, Joe," urged George Bland. "A lot of us have missed it, including Peaches, who seems to think his particular stunt is high throwing."

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

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

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.

Word Forms

• stunts
• stunting
• stunted

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