Definitions for punt

Definitions for (noun) punt

Main entry: punt, punting

Definition: (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground

Usage: the punt traveled 50 yards; punting is an important part of the game


Main entry: punt

Definition: an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole


Main entry: Irish pound, Irish punt, pound, punt

Definition: formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence


Definitions for (verb) punt

Main entry: punt, stake, gage, game, back, bet on

Definition: place a bet on

Usage: Which horse are you backing?; I'm betting on the new horse


Main entry: pole, punt

Definition: propel with a pole

Usage: pole barges on the river; We went punting in Cambridge


Main entry: punt

Definition: kick the ball


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