STUNT


Meaning of STUNT in English

1. v.tr.

1. retard the growth or development of.

2 dwarf, cramp.

Derivatives:

stuntedness n.

Etymology: stunt foolish (now dial.), MHG stunz, ON stuttr short f. Gmc, perh. rel. to STUMP 2. n. & v.

--n.

1. something unusual done to attract attention.

2 a trick or daring manoeuvre.

3 a display of concentrated energy.

--v.intr. perform stunts, esp. aerobatics.

Phrases and idioms:

stunt man a man employed to take an actor's place in performing dangerous stunts.

Etymology: orig. unkn.: first used in 19th-c. US college athletics

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.