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
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
Bud Harrelson bunted and Perez came down from first and seized the ball and threw out Kranepool at third.
As soon as the last of them has bunted over the pail from which it has been fed he starts them on their way.
The Red Cow and Her Friends | Peter McArthurWe then vilently bunted out heads together for a few minutes, danced around a little, and sot down in a mudpuddle.
The Complete Works of Artemus Ward | Charles Farrar Browne (AKA Artemus Ward)On the first pitch, as Dreer got a fast start for second, Hollis bunted down the first-base line.
The Young Pitcher | Zane GreyI hope its the big one that bunted the automobile, cried The Fox.
Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch | Alice B. Emerson
The first batters bunted, bunted, bunted in monotonous succession.
Pitching in a Pinch | Christy Mathewson
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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