bunt
1Baseball. to bat (a pitched ball) very gently so that it rolls into the infield close to home plate, usually by holding the bat loosely in hands spread apart and allowing the ball to bounce off it.
(of a goat or calf) to push with the horns or head; butt.
Baseball. to bunt a ball.
to push (something) with the horns or head.
Baseball.
the act of bunting.
a bunted ball.
a push with the head or horns; butt.
Origin of bunt
1Other words from bunt
- bunter, noun
Words Nearby bunt
Other definitions for bunt (2 of 3)
Nautical. the middle part of a square sail.
the bagging part of a fishing net or bagging middle area of various cloth objects.
Origin of bunt
2Other definitions for bunt (3 of 3)
a smut disease of wheat in which the kernels are replaced by the black, foul-smelling spores of fungi of the genus Tilletia.
Origin of bunt
3- Also called stinking smut.
Other words from bunt
- bunted, adjective
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How to use bunt in a sentence
The only out Harvey recorded in the fifth was a sacrifice bunt, around three singles.
Orioles score nine runs in eighth to beat Royals, but few see it | Jon Meoli | September 9, 2021 | Washington PostYou might think that laying down bunts 10 times as often as you hit homers isn’t a recipe for success — and it hasn’t been, outside of deadball times.
The Best, Worst And Weirdest Stats Of The 2021 MLB Season | Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com) | August 30, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightThe out rates on bunt attempts by pitchers have creeped up every year since 2016, and in 2021 it has soared to nearly 94 percent, which would be the highest rate since 1974, the first year there is data on the subject.
MLB pitchers were already bad hitters. Modern velocity has made them even worse. | Neil Greenberg | April 22, 2021 | Washington PostRound out your routine with these moves, recommended by bunt.
Every movement has a relationship between force and velocity, bunt explains, and this creates a spectrum called the force-velocity curve.
In order to make it difficult for Crispin to bunt, Grant put one over high and closetoo high and too close.
The New Boys at Oakdale | Morgan ScottHe saw Grant looking toward the bench and placing himself in position to get away swiftly on the bunt.
The New Boys at Oakdale | Morgan ScottThe little bunt had proved so totally unexpected that the Belden players were caught flat-footed.
The Boy Scouts of Lakeville High | Leslie W. QuirkThat fellow never swung at a ball before—that one never heard of a bunt—they throw like girls—Oh!
The Young Pitcher | Zane GreyPitcher and baseman ran for the bunt; Hollis was safe, and the sprinting Dreer went to third without even drawing a throw.
The Young Pitcher | Zane Grey
British Dictionary definitions for bunt (1 of 3)
/ (bʌnt) /
(of an animal) to butt (something) with the head or horns
to cause (an aircraft) to fly in part of an inverted loop or (of an aircraft) to fly in such a loop
US and Canadian (in baseball) to hit (a pitched ball) very gently
the act or an instance of bunting
Origin of bunt
1British Dictionary definitions for bunt (2 of 3)
/ (bʌnt) /
nautical the baggy centre of a fishing net or other piece of fabric, such as a square sail
Origin of bunt
2British Dictionary definitions for bunt (3 of 3)
/ (bʌnt) /
a disease of cereal plants caused by smut fungi (genus Tilletia)
Origin of bunt
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