Hypertext Webster Gateway: "punt"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Punt \Punt\, v. i.
1. To boat or hunt in a punt.
2. To punt a football.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Punt \Punt\, n. (Football)
The act of punting the ball.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Punt \Punt\, v. i. [F. ponter, or It. puntare, fr. L. punctum
point. See {Point}.]
To play at basset, baccara, faro. or omber; to gamble.
She heard . . . of his punting at gaming tables.
--Thackeray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Punt \Punt\, n.
Act of playing at basset, baccara, faro, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Punt \Punt\, n. [AS., fr. L. ponto punt, pontoon. See
{Pontoon}.] (Naut.)
A flat-bottomed boat with square ends. It is adapted for use
in shallow waters.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Punt \Punt\, v. t.
1. To propel, as a boat in shallow water, by pushing with a
pole against the bottom; to push or propel (anything) with
exertion. --Livingstone.
2. (Football) To kick (the ball) before it touches the
ground, when let fall from the hands.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
punt
n 1: the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence [syn:
{Irish pound}, {pound}]
2: an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and
propelled by a long pole
3: (football) kicking 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" [syn: {punting}]
v 1: kick the ball; in certain kinds of sports
2: propel with a pole; of barges on rivers, for example [syn: {pole}]
3: place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?" "I'm betting
on the new horse" [syn: {bet on}, {back}, {gage}, {stake},
{game}]
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