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bunt

1

[ buhnt ]

verb (used with object)

  1. Baseball. to bat (a pitched ball) very gently so that it rolls into the infield close to home plate, usually by holding the bat loosely in hands spread apart and allowing the ball to bounce off it.
  2. (of a goat or calf) to push with the horns or head; butt.


verb (used without object)

  1. Baseball. to bunt a ball.
  2. to push (something) with the horns or head.

noun

  1. Baseball.
    1. the act of bunting.
    2. a bunted ball.
  2. a push with the head or horns; butt.

bunt

2

[ buhnt ]

noun

  1. Nautical. the middle part of a square sail.
  2. the bagging part of a fishing net or bagging middle area of various cloth objects.

bunt

3

[ buhnt ]

noun

Plant Pathology.
  1. a smut disease of wheat in which the kernels are replaced by the black, foul-smelling spores of fungi of the genus Tilletia.

bunt

1

/ ʌԳ /

verb

  1. (of an animal) to butt (something) with the head or horns
  2. to cause (an aircraft) to fly in part of an inverted loop or (of an aircraft) to fly in such a loop
  3. (in baseball) to hit (a pitched ball) very gently
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act or an instance of bunting
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bunt

2

/ ʌԳ /

noun

  1. nautical the baggy centre of a fishing net or other piece of fabric, such as a square sail
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bunt

3

/ ʌԳ /

noun

  1. a disease of cereal plants caused by smut fungi (genus Tilletia )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of bunt1

First recorded in 1760–70; originally British dialect (central and south England): “to push, strike”; origin uncertain

Origin of bunt2

First recorded in 1575–85; origin uncertain

Origin of bunt3

First recorded in 1595–1605; origin uncertain
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of bunt1

C19: perhaps nasalized variant of butt ³

Origin of bunt2

C16: perhaps from Middle Low German bunt bundle

Origin of bunt3

C17: of unknown origin
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Example Sentences

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There are other nuances as well, such as responsibilities on bunts, double plays and relays.

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His team bunted five times in five innings on Tuesday in its season opener against host Sherman Oaks Notre Dame.

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Pesky left-handed hitter that he was, Roberts tended to either drag bunt down the first-base line or punch the hole between shortstop and third base, forcing Aurilia into a despised shift.

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He also dove to catch a bunt on the fly early in the game.

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Ohtani hit an RBI single to center in the bottom of the sixth, capitalizing on Alonso’s poor decision to — unsuccessfully — try and get the lead runner on a Taylor sacrifice bunt in the preceding at-bat.

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