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# stunt

«stunt» in Mova's school dictionary: **a daring or dangerous action, often done in a film or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a stunt, stunts); verb (stunt, stunts, stunted, stunting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A stunt is a daring or dangerous action, often done in a film or show, such as jumping a car or falling from a building. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stunt/#m1)

2) A stunt is also a trick done to get attention, like a «publicity stunt». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stunt/#m2)

3) To stunt something means to stop it from growing properly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stunt/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In films, stunt performers (stuntmen and stuntwomen) do the dangerous parts so actors stay safe. In safety lessons: «Do not try this at home» — stunts are planned by experts. In science, lack of light or food can stunt a plant's growth. «Pull a stunt» means do something silly or naughty.

### examples

- The stuntwoman jumped from the roof onto a mattress. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stunt/#x1)
- Don't try that bike stunt — you'll break your neck! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stunt/#x2)
- The skateboarder did a stunt off the ramp. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stunt/#x3)
- The plant in the dark cupboard was stunted and pale. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stunt/#x4)
- Poor food can stunt a child's growth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stunt/#x5)
- Painting the school statue pink was just a publicity stunt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stunt/#x6)
- If you pull a stunt like that again, you'll be in trouble. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stunt/#x7)

### note

Verb past: stunted. «Stunted» as an adjective means smaller than it should be. A «stunt double» looks like the actor and does the risky scenes.

### In the corpora

- [A stunt double is a trained stunt performer who stands in for an actor in the dangerous moments.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/25-special-effects-and-stunts/8/)
- [Coached strength training with good technique is safe for children and does not stunt growth; heavy maximum lifts are not for children.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/38-muscles-getting-stronger-and-getting-fitter/10/)
- [Coffee does not stunt growth, but it is still not good for children because its caffeine can spoil sleep and make you jittery.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/myths/1-what-really-happens-to-things-you-swallow/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «stunt» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stunt/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.