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punt

/pʌnt/noun, verb1 syllable

Punt means: place a bet on.

Synonyms for punt11

noun, as in formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence

Irish pound, Irish punt, pound

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

verb, as in place a bet on

bet on, back, gage, stake, game

verb, as in propel with a pole

also used for punt

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What does punt mean?6

verb

1

place a bet on“Which horse are you backing?”

2

propel with a pole“pole barges on the river”

3

kick the ball

noun

1

formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence

2

(football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground“the punt traveled 50 yards”

3

an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with punt?8

one syllable

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Punt in a sentence

  • We traveled down the river in a punt.CK
  • They have no choice but to punt.shekitten
  • A punt play is less common in American football than a pass or running play.mccarras

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of punt

as a noun

plural
punts

as a verb

past tense
punted
present participle
punting
third-person singular
punts
past participle
punted