stun

Formsstuns, stunning, stunned

Pluralstuns

1. 1
   verbtransitive

   To surprise or shock someone so much that they cannot react for a moment.

   The news of the win stunned the whole team.

   A surprise like that can stun anyone.

   Similarshock, stagger, astound, astonish, stupefy

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2. 2
   verbtransitive

   To hit or shock someone so hard that they cannot move or think clearly.

   Like a computer that freezes and stops working for a moment.

   The blow to his head stunned him for a few seconds.

   A loud blast can stun a person standing nearby.

   Similardaze

   Oppositerevive, rouse

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3. 3
   nouncountable or uncountable

   A hard hit or a big shock that leaves you unable to think for a moment.

   The news of the factory closing was a stun to the whole town.

   He took a hard stun to the head and sat down for a minute.

   Similarshock, jolt, impact, blow, bombshell

4. 4
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The state of not being able to think or move after a hit or shock.

   The stun from the hit wore off after a minute.

   It took a moment for his stun to pass before he could answer.

   Similardaze, stupor, shock, trance, stupefaction

   Oppositealertness

5. 5
   verbintransitive

   In video games, to become unable to move or act for a short time.

   If the trap hits you, you stun for two seconds and cannot move.

   My knight stunned at the worst moment and lost the fight.

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6. 6
   noununcountable

   In science fiction, a weapon setting that knocks a person out without really hurting them.

   Set your blasters to stun. We need them alive!

   She fired on stun, and the guard dropped but woke up later unhurt.

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   nouncountable or uncountable

   In pool and snooker, the way the white ball moves when you hit it with no spin at all.

   She used stun to keep the white ball right where the other ball had been.

   With a little stun, the white ball stopped dead after the hit.

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8. 8
   verbtransitive

   In pool, to hit the white ball flat so it slides without spinning.

   If you stun the white ball here, it will stop right after the hit.

   He stunned the white ball, and it stopped where the red ball had been.

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9. 9
   noundialectalNewfoundlandcountable or uncountable

   A person who is not smart or who thinks slowly.

   Stop acting like a stun and read the instructions first.

   He called his brother a stun for locking the keys in the car.

   Similardimwit, idiot, fool, dunce, halfwit

   Oppositegenius, brain

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10. 10
    verbslangSingaporetransitive

    In army slang, to take a soldier's gear when they leave it unwatched, to teach them a lesson.

    The sergeant stunned Private Lee's rifle after he left it by his bunk.

    Watch your gear, or someone will stun it before lunch.

    Similarconfiscate, seize, pinch, swipe

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