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noun
1.
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground. Compare drop kick, place kick.
2.
a small, shallow boat having a flat bottom and square ends, usually used for short outings on rivers or lakes and propelled by poling.
verb (used with object)
3.
Football. to kick (a dropped ball) before it touches the ground.
4.
to propel (a small boat) by thrusting against the bottom of a lake or stream, especially with a pole.
5.
to convey in or as if in a punt.
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Punting
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
verb (used without object)
6.
to punt a football.
7.
to propel a boat by thrusting a pole against the bottom of a river, stream, or lake.
8.
to travel or have an outing in a punt.
9.
Informal. to equivocate or delay: If they ask you for exact sales figures, you'll have to punt.
Origin:
before 1000; 1835–45 for def. 1; Old English: flat-bottomed boat (not attested in Middle English ) < Latin pontō punt, pontoon1; sense “to kick a dropped ball” perhaps via sense “to propel (a boat) by shoving”
before 1000; 1835–45 for def. 1; Old English: flat-bottomed boat (not attested in Middle English ) < Latin pontō punt, pontoon1; sense “to kick a dropped ball” perhaps via sense “to propel (a boat) by shoving”
Related forms
punt·er, noun
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verb (used without object)
1.
Cards. to lay a stake against the bank, as at faro.
2.
Slang. to gamble, especially to bet on horse races or other sporting events.
noun
3.
Cards. a person who lays a stake against the bank.
Related forms
punt·er, noun
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Word Origin & History
punt
"flat-bottomed boat," O.E. punt, probably an ancient survival of British L. ponto "flat-bottomed boat," a kind of Gallic transport (Caesar), also "floating bridge" (Gellius), from pons, pontem "bridge" (see pontoon).
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Slang Dictionary
punt definition[pənt]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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