Stunting

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stunt \Stunt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stunted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Stunting}.] [See {Stint}.]
     To hinder from growing to the natural size; to prevent the
     growth of; to stint, to dwarf; as, to stunt a child; to stunt
     a plant.
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           When, by a cold penury, I blast the abilities of a
           nation, and stunt the growth of its active energies,
           the ill or may do is beyond all calculation. --Burke.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  stunting
       n : the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft
           [syn: {acrobatics}, {aerobatics}, {stunt flying}]