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Verb: punt  púnt
  1. Kick the ball
     
  2. Propel with a pole
    "We went punting in Cambridge"
    - pole
     
  3. Place a bet on
    - bet on, back, gage [archaic], stake, game
Noun: punt  púnt
  1. Formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
    - Irish pound, Irish punt, pound
     
  2. An open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole
     
  3. (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground
    "the punt travelled 50 yards"
    - punting

Derived forms: punting, punted, punts

See also: punter

Type of: bet, boat, boot, impel, Irish monetary unit, kick, kicking, play, propel, wager

Encyclopedia: Punt Punt, Pass, and Kick