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runt Definition

runt (runt)

noun

  1. a stunted, undersized, or dwarfish animal, plant, thing, or (usually in a contemptuous sense) person
  2. the smallest animal of a litter

Etymology: < ?

runt Related Forms

runt′i·ness noun runt′y adjective runt′i·er, runt′i·est

runt Synonyms

runt

n.

  1. A dwarf

    pygmy, mannikin, midget, scrub, homunculus; see also midget.

  2. A mediocrity

    whippersnapper, nonentity, punk*; see nobody 2.

runt Telecom Definition

An unintentionally truncated frame or packet. A runt is either malformed or errored in transit and must be ignored if received.

runt Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • litter: She wasn't expected to live being the runt of the litter.
  • man: He was a runt of a man with a nasal whine that could drive anyone to distraction.

Converse of object

  • call: The smallest one of the litter was called the runt.
  • look: It makes our UK think-tanks look the runts of the litter.

Adjective modifier

  • little: He was a little runt who probably got picked on at school, nobody liked him.
  • skinny: I was suspicious of the skinny little runt for the outset.
  • fat: I find it strange the way Morgan Webster, the fat little runt they have the sense of humor to call a singer.
  • irrelevant: Or will he simply ignore the pleas of the man recently branded an " irrelevant runt " ?
  • small: I should also mention that there were 17 of them including one extremely small runt.

Modifies a noun

pig: The muscles of runt pigs are smaller than those of their more successful littermates.