stunt

noun
UK: /stʌnt/
US: /stʌnt/

  1. A dangerous and difficult action that someone does for entertainment or to get attention.

    1. He did a daring stunt on his bicycle for the crowd, it was so risky. [ ] [ ]
    2. The movie star performed a challenging stunt involving a high-speed car chase, it was really awesome. [ ] [ ]

  2. Something that is done to get people's attention.

    1. Her shocking outfit was just a publicity stunt to promote new project. [ ] [ ]
    2. The company organized a flash mob as a marketing stunt to boost sales, it worked well. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

feat trick exploit performance act publicity stunt
stunt verb

  1. To do something dangerous and difficult for entertainment or to get attention.

    1. Don't stunt if you aren't good enough, or you might get injured. [ ] [ ]
    2. He likes to stunt with his motorcycle for his friends, that is his life. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "stunt" in English means: A dangerous and difficult action that someone does for entertainment or to get attention., Something that is done to get people's attention..

The phonetic transcription of "stunt" is /stʌnt/ in British English and /stʌnt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "stunt": feat, trick, exploit, performance, act, publicity stunt.

Example usage of "stunt": "He did a daring stunt on his bicycle for the crowd, it was so risky.". More examples on the page.