punt

[ puhnt ]

/ pʌnt /

noun

Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.Compare drop kick, place kick.

a small, shallow boat having a flat bottom and square ends, usually used for short outings on rivers or lakes and propelled by poling.

Glassmaking. kick(def 23b).

verb (used with object)

Football. to kick (a dropped ball) before it touches the ground.

to propel (a small boat) by thrusting against the bottom of a lake or stream, especially with a pole.

to convey in or as if in a punt.

verb (used without object)

to punt a football.

to propel a boat by thrusting a pole against the bottom of a river, stream, or lake.

to travel or have an outing in a punt.

Informal. to equivocate or delay: If they ask you for exact sales figures, you'll have to punt.

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Words nearby punt

punky, punner, punnet, punny, punster, punt, punta arenas, puntarenas, puntat, punter, puntilla

Origin of punt

before 1000; 1835–45 for def 1; Old English: flat-bottomed boat (not attested in Middle English) < Latin pontō punt, pontoon¹; sense “to kick a dropped ball” perhaps via sense “to propel (a boat) by shoving”

OTHER WORDS FROM punt

punt·er, noun

Definition for punter (2 of 2)

punt²

[ puhnt ]

/ pʌnt /

verb (used without object)

Cards. to lay a stake against the bank, as at faro.

Slang. to gamble, especially to bet on horse races or other sporting events.

noun

Cards. a person who lays a stake against the bank.

Origin of punt

1705–15; < French ponter, derivative of ponte punter, point in faro < Spanish punto point

OTHER WORDS FROM punt

punt·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for punter

The clip below, of Mayall hamming it up when he realises a punter is filming him at a charity auction, is a classic.
British Comedian Rik Mayall, 56, Dies Suddenly|Tom Sykes|June 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The punter, of course, after the manner of his kind, will differ from me in this last statement.
Sharps and Flats|John Nevil Maskelyne
Farview had a punter that could do fifty yards easily, and a wind would 218 lengthen his kicks frightfully.
The Turner Twins|Ralph Henry Barbour
The dealer has an eight and king, the punter a five and three.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills

There are some men of whom it may be said that, like a punter on a good day, they can't do wrong.
Buried Alive: A Tale of These Days|Arnold Bennett
In case of his refusal the card is offered to the second punter.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for punter (1 of 7)

punter¹

/ (ˈpʌntə) /

noun

a person who punts a boat

British Dictionary definitions for punter (2 of 7)

punter²

/ (ˈpʌntə) /

noun

a person who kicks a ball

British Dictionary definitions for punter (3 of 7)

punter³

/ (ˈpʌntə) /

noun

a person who places a bet

informal any member of the public, esp when a customerthe punters flock into the sales

slang a prostitute's client

slang a victim of a con man

British Dictionary definitions for punter (4 of 7)

punt¹

/ (pʌnt) /

noun

an open flat-bottomed boat with square ends, propelled by a poleSee quant 1

verb

to propel (a boat, esp a punt) by pushing with a pole on the bottom of a river, etc

Word Origin for punt

Old English punt shallow boat, from Latin pontō punt, pontoon 1

British Dictionary definitions for punter (5 of 7)

punt²

/ (pʌnt) /

noun

a kick in certain sports, such as rugby, in which the ball is released and kicked before it hits the ground

any long high kick

verb

to kick (a ball, etc) using a punt

Word Origin for punt

C19: perhaps a variant of English dialect bunt to push, perhaps a nasalized variant of butt ³

British Dictionary definitions for punter (6 of 7)

punt³

/ (pʌnt) mainly British /

verb

(intr) to gamble; bet

noun

a gamble or bet, esp against the bank, as in roulette, or on horses

Also called: punter a person who bets

take a punt at Australian and NZ informal to have an attempt or try at (something)

Word Origin for punt

C18: from French ponter to punt, from ponte bet laid against the banker, from Spanish punto point, from Latin punctum

British Dictionary definitions for punter (7 of 7)

punt⁴

/ (pʊnt) /

noun

(formerly) the Irish pound

Word Origin for punt

Irish Gaelic: pound

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