Stun

  • 21stun */ — UK [stʌn] / US verb [transitive] Word forms stun : present tense I/you/we/they stun he/she/it stuns present participle stunning past tense stunned past participle stunned 1) to shock and surprise someone so much that they cannot react immediately …

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  • 22stun — /stʌn / (say stun) verb (t) (stunned, stunning) 1. to deprive of consciousness or strength by or as by a blow, fall, etc. 2. to strike with astonishment; astound; amaze. 3. to daze or bewilder by distracting noise. –noun 4. the act of stunning. 5 …

  • 23stun — verb /stʌn/ a) To incapacitate; especially by inducing disorientation or unconsciousness. Bill tried to stun the snake by striking it on the head. b) To shock or surprise. In many European countries cattle have to be stunned before slaughtering …

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  • 24stun — [13] Stun is virtually the same word as astonish and astound, and like them it denotes etymologically ‘leave thunderstruck’. It comes via Anglo Norman estuner from Vulgar Latin *extonāre ‘stupefy’. This was a compound verb, formed from the Latin… …

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  • 25stun — [[t]stʌn[/t]] v. stunned, stun•ning, n. 1) to deprive of consciousness, feeling, or strength by or as if by a blow, fall, etc 2) to astonish; astound; amaze 3) to shock; overwhelm 4) to daze or bewilder by noise 5) the act of stunning 6) the… …

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  • 26stun — [13] Stun is virtually the same word as astonish and astound, and like them it denotes etymologically ‘leave thunderstruck’. It comes via Anglo Norman estuner from Vulgar Latin *extonāre ‘stupefy’. This was a compound verb, formed from the Latin… …

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  • 27Stun (Bloody Roar) — Stun (スタン) is a fictional character from the Bloody Roar series. He first appears in the second game of the series.AffiliationBusuzima Former Colleague, Now Sworn Enemy Jenny Friend and then targeted enemy of clone Stun.HistoryBloody Roar 2Steven …

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  • 28stun grenade — ● stun * * * ˈstun grenade 7 [stun grenade] noun a small bomb that shocks people so that they cannot do anything, without seriously injuring them …

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  • 29stun gun — stun guns N COUNT A stun gun is a device that can immobilize a person or animal for a short time without causing them serious injury …

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  • 30stun gas — stun gas, an incapacitating gas; incapacitant: »Police across the country have…adopted Mace, a chemical stun gas in a pressurized can, as a means of coping with rioters and unruly suspects (Time) …

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