punt
6 ENTRIES FOUND:
punts;
punted;
punting
punts;
punted;
punting
Britannica Dictionary definition of PUNT
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sports
:
to drop a ball and kick it before it touches the ground in sports like American football and rugby
[+ object]
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The kicker punted the ball 40 yards.
[no object]
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They punted from midfield.
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US, informal
:
to avoid dealing with a problem or answering a question
[no object]
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The legislature has punted on important issues like health-care funding and tax reform.
[+ object]
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The judges are punting the decision to Congress. [=the judges are not making the decision themselves and are saying that Congress should decide]
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compare 4punt
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punt
/ˈpʌnt/
noun
plural
punts
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punt
/ˈpʌnt/
noun
plural
punts
Britannica Dictionary definition of PUNT
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sports
:
a kick made by dropping a ball and kicking it before it touches the ground
:
the act of punting a ball in sports like American football and rugby
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punt
/ˈpʌnt/
noun
plural
punts
3
punt
/ˈpʌnt/
noun
plural
punts
Britannica Dictionary definition of PUNT
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:
a long, thin boat with a flat bottom and square ends that is moved by pushing a long pole against the bottom of a river, canal, etc.
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punt
/ˈpʌnt/
verb
punts;
punted;
punting
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punt
/ˈpʌnt/
verb
punts;
punted;
punting
Britannica Dictionary definition of PUNT
[no object]
chiefly British
:
to go on a river, canal, etc. in a long, thin boat (called a punt)
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Do you want to go punting tomorrow?
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compare 1punt
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punt
/ˈpʊnt/
noun
plural
punts
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punt
/ˈpʊnt/
noun
plural
punts
Britannica Dictionary definition of PUNT
[count]
:
the basic unit of money used in the Republic of Ireland before the euro
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punt
/ˈpʌnt/
noun
plural
punts
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punt
/ˈpʌnt/
noun
plural
punts
Britannica Dictionary definition of PUNT
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British, informal
