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punt1 definition

punt (punt)

noun

Football a kick in which the ball is dropped and kicked before it hits the ground

Etymology: < slang of Rugby School, England: ? form of dial. bunt, to strike, kick: see bunt

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to kick (a football) in this way
punt2 definition

punt (punt)

noun

a flat-bottomed boat with broad, square ends, usually pushed along by a long pole

Etymology: OE < L ponto, punt (in LL, pontoon)

transitive verb

  1. to propel (a boat) by pushing with a pole against the bottom of a shallow river or lake
  2. to carry in a punt

intransitive verb

to go in a punt
punt3 definition

punt (punt)

intransitive verb

  1. in certain card games, to bet against the banker
  2. Brit. to gamble; bet

Etymology: Fr ponter < ponte, point < Sp punto < L punctum, a point

punt4 definition

punt (po̵ont)

noun

the former basic monetary unit of Ireland, superseded in 2002 by the euro

Etymology: Ir

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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