stun

stun
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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  • 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

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