punt
1Football. 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).
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.
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.
Origin of punt
1Other words from punt
- punter, noun
Other definitions for punt (2 of 5)
Cards. to lay a stake against the bank, as at faro.
Slang. to gamble, especially to bet on horse races or other sporting events.
Cards. a person who lays a stake against the bank.
Origin of punt
2Other words from punt
- punter, noun
Other definitions for punt (3 of 5)
a monetary unit of the Republic of Ireland until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 pence; Irish pound.
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3Other definitions for punt (4 of 5)
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4Other definitions for Punt (5 of 5)
an ancient Egyptian name of an area not absolutely identified but believed to be Somaliland.
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How to use punt in a sentence
His reasons for punting on a question so essential to evaluating almost every sentence that follows are never given.
What is the News? Whatever Alain de Botton Thinks It Is | Robert Herritt | February 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTObama, like Congress, is punting on the biggest issue facing them: how much government we are willing to pay for.
Punting to Obama on the debt crisis may seem like a rational move.
The Eagles were determined to prevent further scoring by the Lions and risked little punting.
Betty Lee, Freshman | David Goodger (goodger@python.org)White and Thompson will be the halves, the latter coming in from full-back, where Yeager's punting makes it necessary to keep him.
Harper's Round Table, October 1, 1895 | Various
Then she went back to her husband, and Neale went back to his punting.
Rough-Hewn | Dorothy CanfieldAfter that there was much punting on Cherry Valley's part, evidently in the hope that a Brimfield back would fumble.
Left Tackle Thayer | Ralph Henry BarbourCherry Valley attempted to run the ends and succeeded now and then, punting only on fourth down when everything else had failed.
Left Tackle Thayer | Ralph Henry Barbour
British Dictionary definitions for punt (1 of 4)
/ (pʌnt) /
an open flat-bottomed boat with square ends, propelled by a pole: See quant 1
to propel (a boat, esp a punt) by pushing with a pole on the bottom of a river, etc
Origin of punt
1British Dictionary definitions for punt (2 of 4)
/ (pʌnt) /
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
to kick (a ball, etc) using a punt
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2British Dictionary definitions for punt (3 of 4)
/ (pʌnt) mainly British /
(intr) to gamble; bet
a gamble or bet, esp against the bank, as in roulette, or on horses
Also called: punter a person who bets
take a punt at Australian and NZ informal to have an attempt or try at (something)
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3British Dictionary definitions for punt (4 of 4)
/ (pʊnt) /
(formerly) the Irish pound
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