verb (used with object)
1.
(of a goat or calf) to push with the horns or head; butt.
2.
Baseball. to bat (a pitched ball) very gently so that it rolls into the infield close to home plate, usually by holding the bat loosely in hands spread apart and allowing the ball to bounce off it.
verb (used without object)
3.
to push (something) with the horns or head.
4.
Baseball. to bunt a ball.
noun
5.
a push with the head or horns; butt.
6.
Baseball.
a.
the act of bunting.
b.
a bunted ball.
Origin:
1760–70; orig. British dial. (Central and S England): push, strike; of obscure origin
1760–70; orig. British dial. (Central and S England): push, strike; of obscure origin
Related forms
bunt·er, noun
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Also called stinking smut.
Origin:
1595–1605; earlier, puffball; of uncertain origin
1595–1605; earlier, puffball; of uncertain origin
Related forms
bunt·ed, adjective
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bunt1 (bʌnt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (of an animal) to butt (something) with the head or horns |
| 2. | to cause (an aircraft) to fly in part of an inverted loop or (of an aircraft) to fly in such a loop |
| 3. | (US), (Canadian) (in baseball) to hit (a pitched ball) very gently |
| —n | |
| 4. | the act or an instance of bunting |
| [C19: perhaps nasalized variant of | |
| bunt2 (bʌnt) | |
| —n | |
| nautical the baggy centre of a fishing net or other piece of fabric, such as a square sail | |
| [C16: perhaps from Middle Low German bunt | |
| bunt3 (bʌnt) | |
| —n | |
| a disease of cereal plants caused by smut fungi (genus Tilletia) | |
| [C17: of unknown origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
bunt
1825, "to strike with the head or horns," perhaps an alteration of butt (as a goat), or from M.E. bounten "to return." Baseball term is from 1889, noun and verb.
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Example sentences
Strength is needed at that point, as the maximum strain occurs there when drying the bunt prior to brailing.
If the manager demanded a bunt when the team's leading home-run hitter was at bat, too bad.
When the yard-arms were furled, the bunt was all adrift again, which made more work for us.
Seed treatment against common bunt is required before seeding.
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