stunt
[noun]
Synonyms: feat, act, deed, exploit, trick

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Related Words: check, curb, hold back, impair

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. stunt¹ /stʌnt/ noun [countable]
[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 flying show

2. something that is done to attract people’s attention, especially in advertising or politics:
Todd flew over the city in a hot-air balloon as a publicity stunt.

3. pull a stunt to do something that is silly or that is slightly dangerous:
Next time you pull a stunt like that don’t expect me to get you out of trouble.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. stunt² verb [transitive]
[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: stunt 'rude, stunted' (16-19 centuries), probably from a Scandinavian language]
to stop something or someone from growing to their full size or developing properly:
Lack of sunlight will stunt the plant’s growth.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

stunt
noun
I. sth done for attention
ADJ. publicity
VERB + STUNT arrange, organize She arranged a publicity stunt to make the public aware of the product.
pull What do you hope to gain by pulling a stunt like that?
PREP. as a ~ They jumped off London Bridge as a publicity stunt.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

stunt
II. dangerous act
ADJ. dangerous, daredevil | dramatic, spectacular | film
VERB + STUNT carry out, do, perform The actor performed all the stunts himself.
attempt
STUNT + VERB backfire, go wrong
STUNT + NOUN artist, man (also stuntman), woman (also stuntwoman) | driver, pilot, rider

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲