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punt
1[ puhnt ]
noun
- Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground. Compare drop kick, place kick.
- a small, shallow boat having a flat bottom and square ends, usually used for short outings on rivers or lakes and propelled by poling.
- Glassmaking. kick ( def 23b ).
verb (used with object)
- Football. to kick (a dropped ball) before it touches the ground.
- to propel (a small boat) by thrusting against the bottom of a lake or stream, especially with a pole.
- to convey in or as if in a punt.
verb (used without object)
- to punt a football.
- to propel a boat by thrusting a pole against the bottom of a river, stream, or lake.
- to travel or have an outing in a punt.
- Informal. to equivocate or delay:
If they ask you for exact sales figures, you'll have to punt.
punt
2[ puhnt ]
verb (used without object)
- Cards. to lay a stake against the bank, as at faro.
- Slang. to gamble, especially to bet on horse races or other sporting events.
noun
- Cards. a person who lays a stake against the bank.
punt
3[ poont, puhnt ]
noun
- a monetary unit of the Republic of Ireland until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 pence; Irish pound.
punt
4[ puhnt ]
noun
Punt
5[ poont ]
noun
- an ancient Egyptian name of an area not absolutely identified but believed to be Somaliland.
punt
1/ pʊnt /
noun
- (formerly) the Irish pound
punt
2/ pʌnt /
noun
- a kick in certain sports, such as rugby, in which the ball is released and kicked before it hits the ground
- any long high kick
verb
- to kick (a ball, etc) using a punt
punt
3/ pʌnt /
noun
- an open flat-bottomed boat with square ends, propelled by a pole See quant 1
verb
- to propel (a boat, esp a punt) by pushing with a pole on the bottom of a river, etc
punt
4/ pʌnt /
verb
- intr to gamble; bet
noun
- a gamble or bet, esp against the bank, as in roulette, or on horses
- Also calledpunter a person who bets
- take a punt at informal.to have an attempt or try at (something)
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
“Cunt punt” earned her mentions on The Daily Show, and a place in the Urban Dictionary.
Punt Return Brings 49ers Closer How did San Francisco score so much in such little time, you ask?
If you thought Lucy was going to get into the Thanksgiving spirit and finally let Charlie Brown punt that football, think again.
For you, Saturn trining Neptune is a wake-up call to document ideas, first, and then punt them out into the universe.
And yet when confronted with a bona fide epidemic in its southern desert, Arizona has chosen to punt.
Looking round the long table he saw the Comte de Lussigny sitting in the punt.
He knew she was quite capable of handling the punt, even in the rapids, so he merely growled his acquiescence.
Twas irresistible––to be accomplished with the fool of Twist Tickle and his clever punt.
Twas by him reported that a maid of gentle breeding had come alone in a punt to Topmast in the night.
He says he is determined to learn to row, and to swim, and to punt, and to fish.
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