English verb: stun | |||
1. | stun (change) make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow | ||
Samples | Stun fish. | ||
Synonyms | stupefy | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | immobilise, immobilize | ||
2. | stun (contact) hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag | ||
Examples | The fighter managed to stun his opponent | ||
Synonyms | sandbag | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hit | ||
3. | stun (perception) overcome as with astonishment or disbelief | ||
Samples | The news stunned her. | ||
Synonyms | bedaze, daze | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | desensitise, desensitize | ||