Pronunciation: /stʌnt/
noun a feat or display of skill or daring
A1 The circus performer did a dangerous stunt on the tightrope.
A2 The movie star performed his own stunts in the action film.
B1 The magician's disappearing act was a popular stunt in his show.
B2 The daredevil attempted a death-defying stunt by jumping off a building.
C1 The stunt coordinator carefully planned out the car chase scene for the movie.
C2 The special effects team created a realistic explosion for the stunt in the film.
verb to hinder the normal development or progress of
A1 The clown will stunt on his unicycle at the circus.
A2 She learned how to stunt ride a motorcycle during her vacation.
B1 The movie star insisted on doing his own stunts in the action scenes.
B2 The daredevil decided to stunt jump off a cliff for his latest YouTube video.
C1 The professional stunt driver was hired to perform a car chase scene in the movie.
C2 The stunt coordinator carefully planned out the dangerous scenes for the upcoming film.
formal The movie required a professional stunt double to perform the dangerous scenes.
informal Did you see that crazy stunt in the action movie?
slang That stunt was totally rad!
figurative Trying to juggle too many tasks at once is a stunt in itself.
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