runt

rʌnt

Definition

Definition of runt - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

animalssmallest animal in a litter

The runt struggled to compete for food.

dwarf

pygmy

weakling

peopleundersized or stunted person

Despite being a runt, he was very strong.

dwarf

pygmy

networking

TECH.

Ethernet packet smaller than 64 bytes

TECH.

The network dropped the runt packets.

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smallest animal in a litter

Expressions with runt

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runt of the litter

smallest and weakest animal in a litter

The runt of the litter struggled to feed.

Origin of runt

Middle English, runt (small ox or cow)

Examples of runt in a sentence

Despite being the runt, it grew up strong.
The runt of the group, she always stood out.
He was teased for being the runt in his family.
Engineers are working to eliminate runt packets.
Runt packets can cause network inefficiencies.

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French:avorton, gringalet, ...
German:Kümmerling, Zwerg, ...
Italian:cucciolo più piccolo, nanerottolo, ...
Spanish:benjamín, enano, ...
Portuguese:nanico, anão, ...
Chinese:小崽, 小个子, ...
Japanese:末っ子, 小柄な人, ...
Arabic:أَصْغَرُ حَيَوانٍ فِي الْوِلادَة, قَزَم, ...
Hebrew:רַכְרוּכִי, גַּמְדוֹן, ...
Russian:коротышка, карлик, ...
Ukrainian:найменший, карлик, ...
Hindi:झुंड में जन्मे बच्चों में सबसे छोटा जानवर, बौना, ...
Bengali:একই বাচ্চাদলের সবচেয়ে ছোট প্রাণী, খর্বকায় ব্যক্তি, ...
Catalan:cadell més petit, nan, ...
Czech:zakrslík, mrňous, ...
Danish:runte, lille splejs, ...
Dutch:zwakkeling, onderdeurtje, ...
Greek:το πιο μικρό ζώο της γέννας, καχεκτικός, ...
Hungarian:satnya, nyápic, ...
Khmer:កូនសត្វតូចជាងគេក្នុងសំបុក, មនុស្សក្រិន, ...
Korean:작은 새끼, 왜소한 사람, ...
Persian:کوچک‌ترین بچه در یک زایمان, کوتوله, ...
Polish:cherlak, karzełek, ...
Portuguese (BR):menor, nanico, ...
Romanian:pitic, pricăjit, ...
Swedish:minsting, spinkis, ...
Thai:ลูกสัตว์ตัวเล็กสุดในครอก, คนตัวเล็ก, ...
Turkish:cüce, küçük paket, ...
Vietnamese:con nhỏ nhất, người còi cọc, ...

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