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Stunt
stunt (?), v. t. (imp. p. pr. to prevent the growth of; to stint, to dwarf; as, to
stunt a child; to stunt a plant.
When, by a cold penury, I blast the abilities of a
nation, and stunt the growth of its active energies, the ill or
may do is beyond all calculation. Burke.
stunt (?), n. 1. Acheck in growth; also, that which has been checked in growth; a
stunted animal or thing.
2. Specifically: A whale two years old, which,
having been weaned, is lean, and yields but little blubber.
stunt (?), n. (Cf. Stint a task.)A feat hard to perform; an act which is striking for the skill,
strength, or the like, required to do it; a feat. (Colloq.)
An extraordinary man does three or four different
stunts with remarkable dexterity. The
Bookman.
He does not try to do stunts; and, above all, he
does not care to go in swimming. L. Hutton.
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