Stunted vs Stunt - What's the difference?
stunted | stunt |
(stunt)
prevented from growing or developing
(medicine) low height-for-age (for a person).
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
A special means of rushing the quarterback done to confuse the opposing team's offensive line.
To check or hinder the growth or development of.
(cheerleading) To perform a stunt.
(intransitive, slang, AAVE) To show off; to posture.
* Hussein Fatal (Bruce Washington), I Don't Like That (rap song)
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
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As verbs the difference between stunted and stunt
is that stunted is (stunt) while stunt is to check or hinder the growth or development of.As a adjective stunted
is prevented from growing or developing.As a noun stunt is
a daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills or stunt can be a check in growth.stunted
English
Verb
(head)- The plant's growth was stunted because it was placed in a closet.
Adjective
(en adjective)Anagrams
*stunt
English
Etymology 1
Unknown.Noun
(en noun)- "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."
Derived terms
* publicity stunt * stunt double * stuntman * stuntperson * stuntwomanEtymology 2
From dialectal . More at (l).Verb
(en verb)- 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.
- I don't like his style, and he always stuntin' .