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punt

[ puhnt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground. Compare drop kick, place kick.
a small, shallow boat having a flat bottom and square ends, usually used for short outings on rivers or lakes and propelled by poling.
Glassmaking. kick ( def 23b ).

verb (used with object)

Football. to kick (a dropped ball) before it touches the ground.
to propel (a small boat) by thrusting against the bottom of a lake or stream, especially with a pole.
to convey in or as if in a punt.

verb (used without object)

to punt a football.
to propel a boat by thrusting a pole against the bottom of a river, stream, or lake.
to travel or have an outing in a punt.
Informal. to equivocate or delay:
If they ask you for exact sales figures, you'll have to punt.

punt

[ puhnt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

Cards. to lay a stake against the bank, as at faro.
Slang. to gamble, especially to bet on horse races or other sporting events.

noun

Cards. a person who lays a stake against the bank.

punt

[ poont, puhnt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a monetary unit of the Republic of Ireland until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 pence; Irish pound.

punt

⁴

[ puhnt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

kick ( def 23b ).

Punt

⁵

[ poont ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an ancient Egyptian name of an area not absolutely identified but believed to be Somaliland.

punt

/ ��ʌ�Գ� /

noun

an open flat-bottomed boat with square ends, propelled by a pole See quant 1

verb

to propel (a boat, esp a punt) by pushing with a pole on the bottom of a river, etc

punt

/ ��ʌ�Գ� /

noun

a kick in certain sports, such as rugby, in which the ball is released and kicked before it hits the ground
any long high kick

verb

to kick (a ball, etc) using a punt

punt

/ ��ʌ�Գ� /

verb

intr to gamble; bet

noun

a gamble or bet, esp against the bank, as in roulette, or on horses
Also calledpunter a person who bets
take a punt at informal.
to have an attempt or try at (something)

punt

⁴

/ ��ʊ�Գ� /

noun

(formerly) the Irish pound

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of punt¹

First recorded before 1000; 1835–45 punt ¹fordef 1; Old English: “flat-bottomed boat” (not attested in Middle English ), from Latin ��ǲԳ�ō “pontoon, punt” ( pontoon ¹none ); the sense “to kick a dropped ball” comes perhaps via the semse “to propel (a boat) by shoving”

Origin of punt²

First recorded in 1705–15; from French ponter, derivative of ponte “punter; point in faro,” from Spanish punto; point

Origin of punt³

First recorded in 1970–75; from Irish, from English pound ²

Origin of punt⁴

First recorded in 1820–25; probably shortening of punty ( def )

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of punt¹

Old English punt shallow boat, from Latin ��ǲԳ�ō punt, pontoon ¹

Origin of punt²

C19: perhaps a variant of English dialect bunt to push, perhaps a nasalized variant of butt ³

Origin of punt³

C18: from French ponter to punt, from ponte bet laid against the banker, from Spanish punto point, from Latin punctum

Origin of punt⁴

Irish Gaelic: pound

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That makes Trippier worth a punt in my opinion, even if he is nursing a potential groin issue.

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He even suggested Hunter could also return punts.

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There are just three weeks left until the continuing resolution that was punted before Christmas runs out.

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When the opportunity to further limit internet platforms legal immunity arose in 2023, “the court punted,” she said.

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Before they scored their first touchdown, the Chiefs saw their first nine possessions end: punt, punt, punt, interception, punt, interception, punt, punt, turnover on downs.

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