| slovo | definícia |
stunt
(encz) | stunt,brzdit v: Petr Prášek |
stunt
(encz) | stunt,kaskadérský kousek n: Petr Prášek |
stunt
(encz) | stunt,kousek n: jose |
Stunt
(gcide) | Stunt \Stunt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stunted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Stunting.] [See Stint.]
To hinder from growing to the natural size; to prevent the
growth of; to stint, to dwarf; as, to stunt a child; to stunt
a plant.
[1913 Webster]
When, by a cold penury, I blast the abilities of a
nation, and stunt the growth of its active energies,
the ill or may do is beyond all calculation. --Burke.
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Stunt
(gcide) | Stunt \Stunt\, n.
1. A check in growth; also, that which has been checked in
growth; a stunted animal or thing.
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2. Specifically: A whale two years old, which, having been
weaned, is lean, and yields but little blubber.
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Stunt
(gcide) | Stunt \Stunt\, n. [Cf. Stint a task.]
1. A feat hard to perform; an act which is striking for the
skill, strength, or the like, required to do it; a feat.
[Colloq.]
An extraordinary man does three or four different
"stunts" with remarkable dexterity. --The Bookman.
He does not try to do stunts; and, above all, he
does not care to go in swimming. --L. Hutton.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. an unusual action performed to gain public attention; as,
a publicity stunt.
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stunt
(wn) | stunt
n 1: a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to
gain attention
2: a creature (especially a whale) that has been prevented from
attaining full growth
v 1: check the growth or development of; "You will stunt your
growth by building all these muscles"
2: perform a stunt or stunts |
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stunt
(encz) | stunt,brzdit v: Petr Prášekstunt,kaskadérský kousek n: Petr Prášekstunt,kousek n: jose |
stunt flier
(encz) | stunt flier, n: |
stunt flying
(encz) | stunt flying, n: |
stunt kite
(encz) | stunt kite, n: |
stunt man
(encz) | stunt man,kaskadér n: Petr Prášek |
stunt pilot
(encz) | stunt pilot, n: |
stunt woman
(encz) | stunt woman,kaskadérka n: Petr Prášek |
stunted
(encz) | stunted,zakrnělý adj: Zdeněk Brožstunted,zakrslý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
stunted growth
(encz) | stunted growth, |
stuntedness
(encz) | stuntedness, n: |
stunting
(encz) | stunting, n: |
stuntman
(encz) | stuntman,kaskadér n: Zdeněk Brož |
Stunted
(gcide) | Stunt \Stunt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stunted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Stunting.] [See Stint.]
To hinder from growing to the natural size; to prevent the
growth of; to stint, to dwarf; as, to stunt a child; to stunt
a plant.
[1913 Webster]
When, by a cold penury, I blast the abilities of a
nation, and stunt the growth of its active energies,
the ill or may do is beyond all calculation. --Burke.
[1913 Webster]Stunted \Stunt"ed\, a.
Dwarfed. -- Stunt"ed*ness, n.
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Stuntedness
(gcide) | Stunted \Stunt"ed\, a.
Dwarfed. -- Stunt"ed*ness, n.
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Stunting
(gcide) | Stunt \Stunt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stunted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Stunting.] [See Stint.]
To hinder from growing to the natural size; to prevent the
growth of; to stint, to dwarf; as, to stunt a child; to stunt
a plant.
[1913 Webster]
When, by a cold penury, I blast the abilities of a
nation, and stunt the growth of its active energies,
the ill or may do is beyond all calculation. --Burke.
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Stuntness
(gcide) | Stuntness \Stunt"ness\, n.
Stuntedness; brevity. [R.] --Earle.
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acrobatic stunt
(wn) | acrobatic stunt
n 1: a stunt performed by an acrobat [syn: acrobatic stunt,
acrobatic feat] |
stunt
(wn) | stunt
n 1: a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to
gain attention
2: a creature (especially a whale) that has been prevented from
attaining full growth
v 1: check the growth or development of; "You will stunt your
growth by building all these muscles"
2: perform a stunt or stunts |
stunt flier
(wn) | stunt flier
n 1: a pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of
stunt flying and parachuting [syn: barnstormer, {stunt
flier}, stunt pilot] |
stunt flying
(wn) | stunt flying
n 1: the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft
[syn: acrobatics, aerobatics, stunting, {stunt
flying}] |
stunt kite
(wn) | stunt kite
n 1: a maneuverable kite controlled by two lines and flown with
both hands [syn: sport kite, stunt kite] |
stunt man
(wn) | stunt man
n 1: a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts;
"his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark
Gable" [syn: double, stunt man, stunt woman] |
stunt pilot
(wn) | stunt pilot
n 1: a pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of
stunt flying and parachuting [syn: barnstormer, {stunt
flier}, stunt pilot] |
stunt woman
(wn) | stunt woman
n 1: a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts;
"his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark
Gable" [syn: double, stunt man, stunt woman] |
stunted
(wn) | stunted
adj 1: inferior in size or quality; "scrawny cattle"; "scrubby
cut-over pine"; "old stunted thorn trees" [syn:
scrawny, scrubby, stunted] |
stuntedness
(wn) | stuntedness
n 1: smallness of stature [syn: puniness, runtiness,
stuntedness] |
stunting
(wn) | stunting
n 1: the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft
[syn: acrobatics, aerobatics, stunting, {stunt
flying}] |
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