punt


Definition: Meaning of, punt in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pʌnt /

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punt punts
  1. boat [countable] a long thin boat with a flat bottom that you move by pushing a long pole against the bottom of the river
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  2. a punt the activity of travelling in a punt
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  3. kick [countable usually singular] in RUGBY or American football, the action of kicking the ball after dropping it from your hands
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  4. money [countable] the standard unit of money used in the Republic of Ireland before the EURO
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
punt punted punted
Present Participle Third Person Singular
punting punts
  1. [intransitive and transitive] to go on a river in a punt
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  2. [transitive] in RUGBY or American football, to drop the ball from your hands and kick it
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  3. [transitive] to kick a ball hard so that it goes a long way
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punt used in phrases

  • Irish punt (noun)
    1. formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
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