Runt Definition

rŭnt
runts
noun
runts
A stunted, undersized, or dwarfish animal.
Webster's New World
An undersized animal, especially the smallest animal of a litter.
American Heritage
An insignificant person.
Webster's New World

(computing) An Ethernet packet that does not meet the medium's minimum packet size of 64 bytes.

Wiktionary

(typography) A single word (portion of a hyphenated word) that appears as the last line of a paragraph.

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Other Word Forms of Runt

Noun

Singular:
runt
Plural:
runts

Origin of Runt

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Runt Sentence Examples

  • The smallest one of the litter was called the runt.

  • He was a little runt who probably got picked on at school, nobody liked him.

  • She was n't expected to live being the runt of the litter.

  • I was suspicious of the skinny little runt for the outset.

  • Play dodgeball, a simple form of baseball, sliding Runt through obstacle courses; just little quick and easy games that will wile away some of your time.

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Words Starting With

RRURUN

Words Ending With

TNTUNT

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runt

Words Starting With R and Ending With T

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With R4 Letter Words Ending With T