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(), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Stunted (); p. pr. & vb. n.Stunting.] [See Stint.] To hinder from growing to the natural size; 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. A check 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. スポンサード リンク
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