Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

Date: 1600-1700
Origin: stunt 'rude, stunted' (16-19 centuries), probably from a Scandinavian language

stunt

2 verb
     
stunt2 [transitive]
to stop something or someone from growing to their full size or developing properly:
Lack of sunlight will stunt the plant's growth.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary