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to stunt

to stunt

1 4.6
To do a dangerous physical trick to entertain people
  • verb
  • /stʌnt/
translation icon : hacer una acrobacia
  • What are you doing, stunt work for Billy Ray Cyrus?

Examples

  • Gibson had a fantastic one-armed throw technique knockdown block on a DE who stunted across his face.

    Blog text (29)

  • And so I suspect that providing insurance to cheerleaders, something that should always have been done, will happen before long, allowing for the reinstatement of stunting and tumbling.

    Blog text (22)

  • Grandma did stunt work for Pearl White.

    Sunset Boulevard (1950)

  • Techniques were refined in Southern California for lowering the chassis by adapting hydraulic pump technology, enabling the driver to stunt, hop, and raise the "ride" to street height and stay on the upside of the law when necessary.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The acrobat performed a breathtaking stunt that left the audience in awe.

  • In the movie, the hero had to stunt jump off a building to escape the villains.

  • He amazed everyone when he decided to stunt dive from the cliff into the ocean.

Synonyms

to hotdogging
vsto stunt
  • Slang
9.3

To do daring showy tricks to get attention, often in sports

is about doing difficult daring acts mainly for entertainment rather than to impress

Phrasal Verbs

to pull that stunt
  • Informal
1 8.1

Do something foolish that shocks or angers other people

Compounds

stunt man
1 3.5

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

stunt flying
1 7.4

To do dangerous tricks in an airplane, often at airshows

stunt pilot
1 5.6

A pilot who performs daring flying tricks at airshows

acrobatic stunt
1 6.1

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

stunt woman
1 4.1

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

daring stunt
4.6

A bold, risky action done to amaze people

slimeball stunt
  • Offensive
9.9

An action that tricks or harms someone

stunt flier
  • US
7.2

A pilot who does flying tricks at public shows

stunt kite
5.2

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

How Dangerous

to stunt
1 4.6
jump
77 5.5
rock climbing
21 3.0
hiking
89 1.1
walking
337 1.0

Surface Forms

stunt infinitive
stunted past
stunted past participle
stunting present participle
stunts third person singular

Etymology

Stunt for doing a daring act is easy to remember if you think of stun 'to amaze' — a daring trick is meant to amaze the crowd, so to stunt is to perform a brave, showy physical act.