<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind</li><li>the smallest or weakest of a litter, especially of piglets or puppies</li><li>a person who is petty and contemptible: That runt causes most of the trouble at the meetings.</li><li>British Dialect: an old or decayed tree stump</li><li>an old cow or ox</li><li>an ugly old woman; hag</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>small or stunted</li></ul>