Stun
61stun — nuts …
62stun — verb (stuns, stunning, stunned) 1》 knock unconscious or into a dazed or semi conscious state. 2》 astonish or shock (someone) so that they are temporarily unable to react. Origin ME: shortening of OFr. estoner astonish …
63stun — v. a. 1. Make senseless (by a blow), make dizzy. 2. Stupefy, confound, bewilder, overcome, dizzy, dumfound, astonish, overwhelm, over power. 3. Deafen, make deaf …
64stun — verb stunned, stunning (transitive not in progressive) 1 to surprise or upset someone so much that they do not react immediately: Sacha was too stunned by what had happened to say anything. | stunned silence (=silence because everyone is too… …
65stun — verb 1) a glancing blow stunned Gary Syn: daze, stupefy, knock unconscious, knock out, lay out 2) she was stunned by the news Syn: astound, amaze, astonish, dumbfound, stupefy, stagger …
66stun — v 1. deaden, numb, benumb, anesthetize, knock out, Euph. put to sleep; All Sl. KO, kayo, lay out, coldcock. 2. shock, startle, gravel, jar, jolt, shake, shake up, give one a turn, take aback, Inf. discombobulate; hit like a ton of bricks, daze,… …
67stun — verb 1) the force of the blow stunned him Syn: daze, stupefy, knock out, lay out 2) she was stunned by the news Syn: astound, amaze, astonish, dumbfound, stupefy, stagger, shock …
68stun — [stʌn] verb [T] 1) to shock and surprise someone so much that they cannot react immediately His violent death stunned the nation.[/ex] 2) to hit someone so hard on the head that they are unable to move or to react for a short time stunned [stʌnd] …
69stun — v.tr. (stunned, stunning) 1 knock senseless; stupefy. 2 bewilder or shock. 3 (of a sound) deafen temporarily. Etymology: ME f. OF estoner ASTONISH …
70stun gun — 1. a battery powered, hand held weapon that fires an electric charge when held against a person and activated by a trigger or button, used, esp. by police, to immobilize a person briefly and without injury. 2. any of various hand held weapons… …
