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punt
noun
Football a kick in which the ball is dropped and kicked before it hits the ground
transitive verb, intransitive verb
to kick (a football) in this way
noun
a flat-bottomed boat with broad, square ends, usually pushed along by a long pole
transitive verb
- to propel (a boat) by pushing with a pole against the bottom of a shallow river or lake
- to carry in a punt
intransitive verb
to go in a punt
intransitive verb
- in certain card games, to bet against the banker
- Brit. to gamble; bet
noun
the former basic monetary unit of Ireland, superseded in 2002 by the euro
See punt in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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