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Stunt vs Sturt - What's the difference?

stunt | sturt |

As nouns the difference between stunt and sturt

is that stunt is a daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills while sturt is in an embryo, an angle equal to two gons. If a mosaic forms in the embryo, the line passes between two organs with a probability, in percent, equal to the number of sturts between them.

As verbs the difference between stunt and sturt

is that stunt is to check or hinder the growth or development of while sturt is to vex; to annoy; to startle.

stunt

English

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Noun

(en noun)
  • A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills.
  • (archaic) skill
  • * 1912 , Stratemeyer Syndicate, Baseball Joe on the School Nine Chapter 1
    • "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."
  • A special means of rushing the quarterback done to confuse the opposing team's offensive line.
    • Derived terms
    * publicity stunt * stunt double * stuntman * stuntperson * stuntwoman

    Etymology 2

    From dialectal . More at (l).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To check or hinder the growth or development of.
    • 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.
  • (cheerleading) To perform a stunt.
  • (intransitive, slang, AAVE) To show off; to posture.
  • * Hussein Fatal (Bruce Washington), I Don't Like That (rap song)
    • I don't like his style, and he always stuntin' .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A check in growth.
  • That which has been checked in growth; a stunted animal or thing.
  • A two-year-old whale, which, having been weaned, is lean and yields little blubber.
    • English terms with multiple etymologies ----

    sturt

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) In an embryo, an angle equal to two gons. If a mosaic forms in the embryo, the line passes between two organs with a probability, in percent, equal to the number of sturts between them.

    • See also

    *centimorgan *morgan (named for Sturtevant's teacher)

    Etymology 2

    Compare start.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete, UK, Scotland, dialect) disturbance; annoyance; care
  • (mining) A bargain in tribute mining by which the tributor profits.
    • (Raymond)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete, UK, Scotland, dialect) To vex; to annoy; to startle.

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