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  1. 1. v. t. To make senseless or dizzy by violence; to render senseless by a blow, as on the head. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To dull or deaden the sensibility of; to overcome; especially, to overpower one's sense of hearing. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To astonish; to overpower; to bewilder. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. The condition of being stunned. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow Source: wordnet
  6. 6. v. hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag Source: wordnet
  7. 7. v. overcome as with astonishment or disbelief Source: wordnet
  8. 8. 1. To make senseless or dizzy by violence; to render senseless by a blow, as on the head. One hung a poleax at his saddlebow, And one a heavy mace to stun the foe. Dryden. 2. To dull or deaden the sensibility of; to overcome; especially, to overpower one's sense of hearing. And stunned him with the music of the spheres. Pope. 3. To astonish; to overpower; to bewilder. William was quite stunned at my discourse. De Foe. The condition of being stunned. Source: webster
  9. 9. v:100 v. make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow v. overcome as with astonishment or disbelief Source: ecdict

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