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Definitions of punt
  1. noun
    (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground
    "the punt traveled 50 yards" "punting is an important part of the game"

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  2. noun
    formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
  3. verb
    propel with a pole
    "We went punting in Cambridge"

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  4. verb
    place a bet on

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  5. noun
    an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole
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  6. verb
    kick the ball
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Definition that contains punt
  • return (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
  • bach German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western music (1685-1750)
  • canon a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts
  • baccarat a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cards that total closest to nine
  • johann sebastian bach German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western music (1685-1750)
  • keelboat river boat with a shallow draught and a keel but no sails; used to carry freight; moved by rowing or punting or towing
  • caryophyllidae a group of families of mostly flowers having basal or central placentation and trinucleate pollen (binucleate pollen is commoner in flowering plants); contains 14 families including: Caryophyllaceae (carnations and pinks); Aizoaceae; Amaranthaceae; Batidaceae; Chenopodiaceae; Cactaceae (order Opuntiales); Nyctaginaceae; Phytolaccaceae; corresponds approximately to order Caryophyllales; sometimes classified as a superorder
  • subclass caryophyllidae a group of families of mostly flowers having basal or central placentation and trinucleate pollen (binucleate pollen is commoner in flowering plants); contains 14 families including: Caryophyllaceae (carnations and pinks); Aizoaceae; Amaranthaceae; Batidaceae; Chenopodiaceae; Cactaceae (order Opuntiales); Nyctaginaceae; Phytolaccaceae; corresponds approximately to order Caryophyllales; sometimes classified as a superorder
  • fair catch (American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled
  • cactaceae constituting the order Opuntiales
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