Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [buhnt]
- /bʌnt/
- /bʌnt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [buhnt]
- /bʌnt/
Definitions of bunt word
- transitive verb bunt In baseball, if you bunt or if you bunt the ball, you deliberately hit the ball softly, in order to gain an advantage. 3
- countable noun bunt In baseball, a bunt is the act of bunting a ball or a hit made by bunting the ball. 3
- verb bunt (of an animal) to butt (something) with the head or horns 3
- verb bunt to cause (an aircraft) to fly in part of an inverted loop or (of an aircraft) to fly in such a loop 3
- verb bunt (in baseball) to hit (a pitched ball) very gently 3
- noun bunt the act or an instance of bunting 3
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Origin of bunt
First appearance:
before 1760 One of the 46% newest English words
1760-70; orig. British dial. (Central and S England): push, strike; of obscure origin
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Parts of speech for Bunt
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bunt popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
bunt usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bunt
verb bunt
- sacrifice — the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage.
- toss — Terminal Oriented Social Science
- meet — greatest lower bound
- throw — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- butt — Someone's butt is their bottom.
Top questions with bunt
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