to stunt

Examples

• All

• So for instance, you could, you have a growing child and you can starve that child and stunt its growth.

• It stunted his growth.

  Jonny's Sweet Revenge (2017)

• Sorry to stunt your growth!

  Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure (1995)

• It might stunt my growth.

  Clueless (1995)

• If they invest too much early on, then they can stunt their own growth and reduce their future reproductive potential.

• The anemic children would have experienced a lack of energy, stunted growth, and delayed mental development.

  Academic text (2011)

• Twenty-three percent of all children in Iraq have stunted growth, approximately twice the percentage before the war.

  Academic text (2001)

• Half a row of lettuce was ruined; the plants were stunted and damaged.

  Fiction book (1993)

• The insect, known as Coccus viridis, stunts growth and causes leaves to yellow.

  Academic text (2000)

• Eating too little during childhood can stunt your growth and affect your health.

Synonyms

C

to check

vsto stunt

104 3.7

Stop something from growing or spreading

prevents normal growth or development rather than only limiting progress

R

to retard

vsto stunt

26 8.4

To make something happen more slowly

prevents normal development instead of merely slowing it

C

to clip the wings

vsto stunt

• Informal

1 7.2

To limit someone's freedom, power, or plans

has identical meaning but uses a more general, impersonal phrasing

C

to clip someone's wings

vsto stunt

• Informal

7.5

Stop someone from using their power or doing what they want

prevents normal growth or advancement rather than mainly restricting freedom

Antonyms

P

to promote

566 3.2

Help something grow and become more successful

Phrasal Verbs

P

to pull that stunt

• Informal

1 8.1

Do something foolish that shocks or angers other people

Compounds

S

stunt man

1 3.5

A man who performs dangerous actions for actors in films or on television

S

stunt flying

1 7.4

To do dangerous tricks in an airplane, often at airshows

S

stunt pilot

1 5.6

A pilot who performs daring flying tricks at airshows

A

acrobatic stunt

1 6.1

An impressive, daring physical move by a performer that shows balance and agility

S

stunt woman

1 4.1

A woman who performs dangerous actions instead of an actor in movies or on TV

D

daring stunt

4.6

A bold, risky action done to amaze people

S

slimeball stunt

• Offensive

9.9

An action that tricks or harms someone

S

stunt flier

• US

7.2

A pilot who does flying tricks at public shows

S

stunt kite

5.2

A kite controlled by two lines that does tricks in the air

How Stunted

to stunt

31 5.1

to restrict

361 3.1

to limit

∞ 2.1

to impair

61 5.1

Surface Forms

Etymology