verb Stunt v. t. (past & past part. stunted; pres. part. stunting) 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. "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."
Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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