- stun
- verb /stʌn/
Bill tried to stun the snake by striking it on the head.
In many European countries cattle have to be stunned before slaughtering.
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STUN — (сокр. от англ. Session Traversal Utilities for NAT, Утилиты трассировки сессий для NAT, ранее англ. Simple Traversal of UDP through NATs, Простое прохождение UDP через серверы NAT) это сетевой протокол, который позволяет клиенту … Википедия
STUN — (sigla en inglés de Simple Transversal of UDP over NATs) es un protocolo de red del tipo cliente/servidor que permite a clientes NAT encontrar su dirección IP pública, el tipo de NAT en el que se encuentra y el puerto de Internet asociado con el… … Wikipedia Español
stun — stun·dism; stun·dist; stun·do baptist; stun·kard; stun·ner; stun·ning; stun·ning·ly; stun·poll; stun·sail; stun; stun·s l; … English syllables
Stun — Stun, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stunned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stunning}.] [OE. stonien, stownien; either fr. AS. stunian to resound (cf. D. stenen to groan, G. st[ o]hnen, Icel. stynja, Gr. ?, Skr. stan to thunder, and E. thunder), or from the same… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stun — [stun] vt. stunned, stunning [ME stonien < OFr estoner, to stun: see ASTONISH] 1. to make senseless or unconscious, as by a blow 2. to daze or stupefy; shock deeply; astound; overwhelm [stunned by the news] 3. to overpower or bewilder as by a… … English World dictionary
Stun — Stun, n. The condition of being stunned. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stun — [ stʌn ] verb transitive * 1. ) to shock and surprise someone so much that they cannot react immediately: His violent death stunned the nation. I was stunned to find that he d left without us. stun at/by: All of them were stunned by the news. 2.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stun — c.1300, to daze or render unconscious (from a blow, powerful emotion, etc.), probably aphetic of O.Fr. estoner to stun (see ASTONISH (Cf. astonish)). Stunning popularized for splendid, excellent c.1849 … Etymology dictionary
stun|s'le — stun|sail or stun|s le «STUHN suhl», noun. = studdingsail. (Cf. ↑studdingsail) … Useful english dictionary
stun — /stun/, v., stunned, stunning, n. v.t. 1. to deprive of consciousness or strength by or as if by a blow, fall, etc.: The blow to his jaw stunned him for a moment. 2. to astonish; astound; amaze: Her wit stunned the audience. 3. to shock;… … Universalium
stun — index drug, impress (affect deeply), overcome (overwhelm), overwhelm Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
