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 →

2) A stunt is also a trick done to get attention, like a «publicity stunt». tree →

3) To stunt something means to stop it from growing properly. tree →

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 →
• Don't try that bike stunt — you'll break your neck! tree →
• The skateboarder did a stunt off the ramp. tree →
• The plant in the dark cupboard was stunted and pale. tree →
• Poor food can stunt a child's growth. tree →
• Painting the school statue pink was just a publicity stunt. tree →
• If you pull a stunt like that again, you'll be in trouble. tree →

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.
• Coached strength training with good technique is safe for children and does not stunt growth; heavy maximum lifts are not for children.
• Coffee does not stunt growth, but it is still not good for children because its caffeine can spoil sleep and make you jittery.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «stunt» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.