Verb

(stunn)

To incapacitate; especially by inducing disorientation or unconsciousness.

Bill tried to stun the snake by striking it on the head.

In many European countries cattle have to be stunned before slaughtering.

To shock or surprise.

The celebrity was stunned to find herself confronted with unfounded allegiations on the front page of a newspaper.

He stood there stunned , looking at the beautiful, breath-taking sunrise.

(snooker, billiards) To hit the cue ball so that it slides without topspin or backspin (and with or without sidespin) and continues at a natural angle after contact with the object ball

Verb

(shunn)

To avoid, especially persistently.

* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-10, volume=408, issue=8848, magazine=(The Economist), author=Lexington

, title= Keeping the mighty honest , passage=British journalists shun complete respectability, feeling a duty to be ready to savage the mighty, or rummage through their bins. Elsewhere in Europe, government contracts and subsidies ensure that press barons will only defy the mighty so far.}}

To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc).

To screen, hide.

To shove, push.