stunt

noun

1. A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills.

   “He found ways to devise, stage, and film stunts that are like nothing anyone’s ever accomplished. He recorded stunning image after stunning image; practically every frame of Fury Road could be a painting.”

2. An act or activity viewed as the outcome of a plan or scheme, often malicious or nefarious.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of publicity stunt.
4. (archaic)A skill.

   “"See if you can hit the barrel, Joe," urged George Bland. "A lot of us have missed it, including Peaches, who seems to think his particular stunt is high throwing."”

5. A special means of rushing the quarterback done to confuse the opposing team's offensive line.
6. (countable, uncountable)A check in growth.
7. (countable)That which has been checked in growth; a stunted animal or thing.
8. (countable)A two-year-old whale, which, having been weaned, is lean and yields little blubber.

verb

1. (intransitive)To perform a stunt.
2. (intransitive, slang)To show off; to posture; to flaunt valuables.

   “Call me the juice and you know I'm a stunt.”

   “I was that interested because I wanted the Z28, but I wasn't going another day with Sterling stunting on me with the Contour.”

3. (transitive)To check or hinder the growth or development of.

   “Some have said smoking stunts your growth.”

   “The politician timed his announcement to stunt any surge in the polls his opponent might gain from the convention.”