stunt
To perform a stuntTo perform a stunt.
» That's just a cheap publicity stunt.
Das ist nur ein billiger Werbegag. — Tamy
Это просто дешёвый рекламный трюк. — odexed
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3 senses(intransitive)To perform a stunt.
perform a stunt or stunts
(intransitive, slang)To show off; to posture; to flaunt valuables.
понтоватьсяpontovatʹsja
(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.
verkümmern, hemmen, verkümmern lassen
подавлятьpodavljatʹ
check the growth or development of
Examples
41 sentencesThat's just a cheap publicity stunt.
ruЭто просто дешёвый рекламный трюк. — odexed
deDas ist nur ein billiger Werbegag. — Tamy
Tom performed all the stunts himself.
ruТом сам исполнил все трюки. — fjay69
Tom did it as a publicity stunt.
We did that as a publicity stunt.
I don't think that it's just a stunt.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
Unknown. Compare Middle Low German stunt (“a shoulder grip with which you throw someone onUnknown. Compare Middle Low German stunt (“a shoulder grip with which you throw someone on their back”), Middle English stunt (“foolish; stupid”).
From dialectal stunt (“stubborn, dwarfed”), from Middle English stont, stunt (“short, brief”), from Old English stunt (“stupid, foolish, simple”), from Proto-Germanic *stuntaz (“short, compact, stupid, dull”). Cognate with Middle High German stunz (“short”), Old Norse stuttr (“short in stature, dwarfed”). Related to Old English styntan (“to make dull, stupefy, become dull, repress”). More at stint.
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Forms
stunts, stunting, stunted, stuntedSynonyms
30 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle