meaning of punt
1. To play at basset, baccara, faro. or omber; to gamble.
2. Act of playing at basset, baccara, faro, etc.
3. A flat-bottomed boat with square ends. It is adapted for use in shallow waters.
4. To propel, as a boat in shallow water, by pushing with a pole against the bottom; to push or propel (anything) with exertion.
5. To kick (the ball) before it touches the ground, when let fall from the hands.
6. The act of punting the ball.
7. football a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground; "the punt traveled 50 yards"; "punting is an important part of the
">game"
Related Words
punt | punta arenas | puntel | punter | puntil | punting | punto | punty |
