Stun

Word STUN
Character 4
Hyphenation stun
Pronunciations /stʌn/

Definitions and meanings of "Stun"

What do we mean by stun?

To daze or render senseless, as by a blow or loud noise. transitive verb

To stupefy, as with the emotional impact of an experience; astound. transitive verb

A blow or shock that stupefies. noun

A patch on the surface of a block of stone where the material has been injured by a heavy blow. Compare stun, transitive verb, 5. noun

To strike the ears of rudely, as it were by blows of sound; shock the hearing or the sense of; stupefy or bewilder by distracting noise.

To strike with stupor physically, as by a blow or violence of any kind; deprive, of consciousness or strength.

To benumb; stupefy; deaden.

To strike with astonishment; astound; amaze.

In stone-cutting, to injure by blows; bruise, as a stone, in such a way that splinters will drop off when the surface is cut or exposed to frost.

In marble-working, one of the deep marks made by coarse particles of sand gelling between the saw-blade and the side of the kerf. noun

A stroke; a shock; a stupefying blow, whether physical or mental; a stunning effect. noun

To make senseless or dizzy by violence; to render senseless by a blow, as on the head. transitive verb

To dull or deaden the sensibility of; to overcome; especially, to overpower one's sense of hearing. transitive verb

To astonish; to overpower; to bewilder. transitive verb

The condition of being stunned. noun

To incapacitate; especially by inducing disorientation or unconsciousness. verb

To shock or surprise. verb

To hit the cue ball so that it slides without topspin or backspin (and with or without sidespin) and continues at a natural angle after contact with the object ball verb

The condition of being stunned. noun

The effect on the cue ball where the ball is hit without topspin, backspin or sidespin. noun

The condition of being stunned.

That which stuns; a shock; a stupefying blow.

A person who lacks intelligence.

The effect on the cue ball where the ball is hit without topspin, backspin or sidespin.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Stun

The word "stun" in example sentences

My subject matter has inspired baffled stares at high school reunions, jokes from schoolteachers about putting their students in stun belts, and yelling sessions in elevators. ❋ Anne-Marie Cusac (2010)

Stand straight, shoulders back, bitch-beams set to "stun" - for we are in the presence of Ms Joan Collins, who, as Alexis Colby-Carrington, committed murder while wearing a tam-o'-shanter, then proposed to a billionaire in a coma. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I mean, who wouldn’t want electric Cinderella Shoes with a built-in stun gun? ❋ Ewillett (2007)

Well, so-called stun grenades are supposed to confuse and disorient a potential threat. ❋ Unknown (2008)

DE LA CRUZ: So-called stun grenades are supposed to confuse and disorient a potential threat, but why are they hurting the very authorities they're meant to protect? ❋ Unknown (2008)

They're using a munition colloquially call a stun grenade, not concussion grenade, that has a brilliant flash and also about three to five pounds of over-pressure that stuns everybody inside the building so that target discrimination can be conducted. ❋ Unknown (2003)

BLITZER: Mr. Laird, United Airlines wants pilots to have so - called stun guns, which could stop someone presumably but not necessarily kill them or really harm them physically. ❋ Unknown (2002)

One of these, called a stun-belt, cuffs the inmate's hands to his waist should he need to leave the prison to go to court or a hospital, guarded by two security staff. ❋ Unknown (1997)

McKelvey was able to sneak a stun gun into the stadium ❋ Unknown (2011)

On the cell phone video, a man can be heard screaming over a fast, clicking sound that those on the tape identify as a stun gun being deployed. ❋ Unknown (2011)

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