Punt

[pʌnt]

Definition

(noun.) (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground; 'the punt traveled 50 yards'; 'punting is an important part of the game'.

(noun.) an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole.

(verb.) propel with a pole; 'pole barges on the river'; 'We went punting in Cambridge'.

(verb.) kick the ball.

Typed by Ann--From WordNet

Definition

(v. i.) To play at basset, baccara, faro. or omber; to gamble.

(n.) Act of playing at basset, baccara, faro, etc.

(n.) A flat-bottomed boat with square ends. It is adapted for use in shallow waters.

(v. t.) To propel, as a boat in shallow water, by pushing with a pole against the bottom; to push or propel (anything) with exertion.

(v. t.) To kick (the ball) before it touches the ground, when let fall from the hands.

(n.) The act of punting the ball.

Edited by Johanna

Definition

v.i. to play at basset or ombre.—n. Punt′er one who marks the points in basset or ombre.

n. a flat-bottomed boat with square ends.—v.t. to propel as a boat by pushing with a pole against the bottom of a river: to kick the ball (in football) before it touches the ground when let fall from the hands: to knock.—v.i. to pursue water-fowl in a punt with a punt-gun.—ns. Punt′er; Punt′-fishing angling from a punt in a pond river or lake; Punt′-gun a heavy gun of large bore used for shooting water-fowl from a punt; Punts′man a sportsman who uses a punt.

Typist: Weldon