stunt
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills.
- 2.
An act or activity viewed as the outcome of a plan or scheme, often malicious or nefarious.
- 3.
(abbreviation, alt of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of publicity stunt.
- 4.
(archaic)A skill.
- 5.
(American football) A special means of rushing the quarterback done to confuse the opposing team's offensive line.
- 6.
(countable, uncountable)A check in growth.
- 7.
(countable)That which has been checked in growth; a stunted animal or thing.
- 8.
(countable)A two-year-old whale, which, having been weaned, is lean and yields little blubber.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(intransitive)(intransitive, cheerleading) To perform a stunt.
- 2.
(intransitive, slang)(intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To show off; to posture; to flaunt valuables.
Đồng nghĩa: flamboast, floss, high-side, aura farm, boulevardier, cut a wide swath, cut it fat, cut round, exhibitionize, figure away, flamboast, flaunt, flex, floss, fluff one's feathers, gallery, high-side, let one's nuts hang, ostent, ostentate, preen, showboat, show away, show off, strut, strut one's stuff, stunt, swag it out, swagger, swank, three-sheet, venditate, yaya
- 3.
(transitive)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.
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Nguồn gốc từ
. Compare stunt, stunt.