stunt

/stˈʌnt/

/ˈstənt/

Stunt

a difficult or strange action done to attract attention, especially in advertising or politics

a creature (especially a whale) that has been prevented from attaining full growth

a dangerous and difficult action that shows great skill and is done to entertain people, typically as part of a movie

to stunt

MAIN VERB

check the growth or development of

perform a stunt or stunts

Examples

1. No one's catching Steven Bergwijn when he pulls stunts like this.

2. The fake article had been in print in the renowned scientific journal for more than a week before its author revealed that he had pulled a stunt.

3. Stunt double confirmed!

4. Well shadows sometimes stunt tree growth.