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- [puhnt]
- /pʌnt/
- /pʌnt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puhnt]
- /pʌnt/
Definitions of punt word
- noun punt an ancient Egyptian name of an area not absolutely identified but believed to be Somaliland. 1
- verb with object punt Football. to kick (a dropped ball) before it touches the ground. 1
- verb with object punt to propel (a small boat) by thrusting against the bottom of a lake or stream, especially with a pole. 1
- verb with object punt to convey in or as if in a punt. 1
- verb without object punt Cards. to lay a stake against the bank, as at faro. 1
- verb without object punt Slang. to gamble, especially to bet on horse races or other sporting events. 1
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Origin of punt
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
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”
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Parts of speech for Punt
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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punt popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for punt
verb punt
- boot — Boots are shoes that cover your whole foot and the lower part of your leg.
- kick — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- calcitrate — (formal, ambitransitive) To kick.
- dropkick — (football) kicking where the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground.
- oared — furnished with oars.
noun punt
- drop-kick — to score (a field goal or point after touchdown) by a drop kick.
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