stunt something's growth
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stunt someone's growth — stunt someone’s/something’s/growth phrase to stop someone or something from growing Poor diet can stunt a child’s growth. Thesaurus: to stop something from continuing or developingsynonym to kill a person or animalsynonym … Useful english dictionary
growth — [ grouθ ] noun *** ▸ 1 a gain in number, etc. ▸ 2 economic increase ▸ 3 when living things grow ▸ 4 emotional development ▸ 5 something that grows ▸ 6 lump in/on living thing 1. ) singular or uncount an increase in the number, size, or importance … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stunt — I UK [stʌnt] / US noun [countable] Word forms stunt : singular stunt plural stunts 1) something dangerous, for example jumping from a building, that is done to entertain people, often as part of a film a stunt plane stunt flying/driving/fighting … English dictionary
stunt — stunt1 [ stʌnt ] noun count something dangerous, for example jumping from a building, that is done to entertain people, often as part of a movie: a stunt airplane stunt flying/driving/fighting: After racing professionally, he did some stunt… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
growth */*/*/ — UK [ɡrəʊθ] / US [ɡroʊθ] noun Word forms growth : singular growth plural growths 1) [singular/uncountable] an increase in the number, size, or importance of something growth in: a substantial growth in the number of available jobs growth of: the… … English dictionary
stunt — stÊŒnt n. daring feat, exploit, act requiring great strength or skill; something that is done to attract attention v. perform a stunt; impede the growth or development of, dwarf, retard … English contemporary dictionary
stunt — stunt1 [stunt] vt. [< dial., short and thick, stunted < ME, dull, stupid (with sense infl. by ON stuttr, short) < OE < IE * (s)teud < base * (s)teu , to strike > STOCK] 1. to check the growth or development of; dwarf 2. to… … English World dictionary
stunt — Ⅰ. stunt [1] ► VERB ▪ retard the growth or development of. ORIGIN from dialect stunt «foolish, stubborn», from Germanic. Ⅱ. stunt [2] ► NOUN 1) an action displaying spectacular skill and daring … English terms dictionary
stunt — [[t]stʌ̱nt[/t]] stunts, stunting, stunted 1) N COUNT A stunt is something interesting that is done in order to attract attention and get publicity for the person or company responsible for it. In a bold promotional stunt for the movie, he smashed … English dictionary
stunt — stunt1 [stʌnt] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Perhaps from stump something risky which someone has persuaded you to do ] 1.) a dangerous action that is done to entertain people, especially in a film ▪ Not many actors do their own stunts . ▪ a stunt… … Dictionary of contemporary English
