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Punting

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Noun

1. punt, punting

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

Example Sentences:
'the punt traveled 50 yards'
'punting is an important part of the game'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Punting

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noun
1. 
an open flat-bottomed boat with square ends, propelled by a pole
quant1
verb
2. 
to propel (a boat, esp a punt) by pushing with a pole on the bottom of a river, etc
noun
1. 
a kick in certain sports, such as rugby, in which the ball is released and kicked before it hits the ground
2. 
any long high kick
verb
3. 
to kick (a ball, etc) using a punt
verb
1. (intransitive)
to gamble; bet
noun
2. 
a gamble or bet, esp against the bank, as in roulette, or on horses
3. Also called: punter
a person who bets
4.  take a punt at
noun
(formerly) the Irish pound

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Punting

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verb intransitive
1. 
in certain card games, to bet against the banker
2.  British
to gamble; bet
noun
1.  American Football
a kick in which the ball is dropped and kicked before it hits the ground
verb transitive, verb intransitive
2. 
to kick (a football) in this way
noun
1. 
a flat-bottomed boat with broad, square ends, usually pushed along by a long pole
verb transitive
2. 
to propel (a boat) by pushing with a pole against the bottom of a shallow river or lake
3. 
to carry in a punt
verb intransitive
4. 
to go in a punt
noun
the former basic monetary unit of Ireland, superseded in 2002 by the euro

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Punting

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n.
An open flatbottom boat with squared ends, used in shallow waters and usually propelled by a long pole.
v. punt·ed, punt·ing, punts
v.tr.
1. To propel (a boat) with a pole.
2. To carry in a punt.
v.intr.
To go in a punt.
n.
A kick in which the ball is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground.
v. punt·ed, punt·ing, punts
v.tr.
To propel (a ball) by means of a punt.
v.intr.
1. To execute a punt.
2. Informal To cease doing something; give up: Let's punt on this and try something else.
intr.v. punt·ed, punt·ing, punts
1. Games To lay a bet against the bank, as in roulette.
2. Chiefly British Slang To gamble.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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