Synonyms: bunt
Definition: (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat
Similar words: hit, hitting, striking
Definition: the act of contacting one thing with another
Usage: repeated hitting raised a large bruise; after three misses she finally got a hit
Synonyms: Tilletia caries, bunt
Definition: fungus that destroys kernels of wheat by replacing them with greasy masses of smelly spores
Similar words: smut, smut fungus
Definition: any fungus of the order Ustilaginales
Synonyms: bunt, Tilletia foetida, stinking smut
Definition: similar to Tilletia caries
Similar words: smut, smut fungus
Definition: any fungus of the order Ustilaginales
Synonyms: stinking smut, bunt
Definition: disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores
Similar words: smut
Definition: destructive diseases of plants (especially cereal grasses) caused by fungi that produce black powdery masses of spores
Definition: to strike, thrust or shove against
Usage: He butted his sister out of the way; The goat butted the hiker with his horns
Similar words: strike
Definition: deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
Usage: The teacher struck the child; the opponent refused to strike; The boxer struck the attacker dead
Synonyms: drag a bunt, bunt
Definition: hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance