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    [Verb]  | "punt" | \ ˈpənt \


    1: to kick (something, such as a football or soccer ball) with the top of the foot before the ball which is dropped from the hands hits the ground

    2: to pass (something, such as a problem) to someone else

    3: to defer (something) indefinitely : table


    Origin: 1845 ;

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    [Verb]  | "punt" | \ ˈpənt \


    1: to propel (a boat, such as a punt) with a pole


    Origin: 1759 ;

    [Verb]  | "punt" | \ ˈpənt \


    1: to play at a gambling game against the banker

    2: gamble


    Origin: 1712 ;

     French ponter, from ponte point in some games, play against the banker, from Spanish punto point, from Latin punctum{mat|point|};

    [Verb]  | "punted" 


    1: as in poled;


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     [ "Punt" ]

    1: 1) To get hit by something and go flying at very high speeds. 2) To get hit by something

      * e.g.,  ... I'll punt him into a wall if I ever see him again. 

     [ "punt" ]

    1: To have a bet.

      * e.g.,  ... John: I have a feeling QPR will beat Man U today. 

     [ "punt" ]

    1: To kick an object as far and hard as possible

      * e.g.,  ... you punted the ball over the fence bell-end! 

     [ "and punt" ]

    1: to end an awkward conversation, or respond to an off-color or bad joke.

      * e.g.,  ...  After hearing his coworker tell an unusually bad joke, Maxwell exclaimed, "and punt!" 


     [ "and punt" ]

    2: on a broader scale - and punt can be used to change a conversation's topic, or swapped in as a verbal exclamation point to emphasis one's point or argument, or even to convey excitement.

      * e.g.,  ...  Upon hearing his friends hired him strippers for his bachelor party, Dick exclaimed "and punt!" 

     [ "Punted" ]

    1: Kicked from behind, or off a bridge

      * e.g.,  ... "The man punted Baxter" 

     [ "Punting" ]

    1: rowing down a river in a wannabe gondola with a big stick, usually done by posh uni students in Oxford or Cambridge....or tourists....or romantic couples on their first holiday together :)

      * e.g.,  ... Oh har har Charles! Look at us and our diplomas punting down this cambridgeshire river, we live our lives spiffingly well! 

     [ "and punt" ]

    1: to end an awkward conversation, or respond to an off-color or bad joke.

      * e.g.,  ...  After hearing his coworker tell an unusually bad joke, Maxwell exclaimed, "and punt!"  


     [ "and punt" ]

    2: on a broader scale - and punt can be used to change a conversation's topic, or swapped in as a verbal exclamation point to emphasis one's point or argument, or even to convey excitement.

      * e.g.,  ...  Upon hearing his friends hired him strippers for his bachelor party, Dick exclaimed "and punt!" 

     [ "punt" ]

    1: (MIT slang) (1) To skip class (2) To avoid doing work. Ant: tool.

     [ "punt" ]

    1: To be kicked.

      * e.g.,  ... Dag yo! 

     [ "and punt" ]

    1: a good way to change topics or tell your buddy to shut up.

      * e.g.,  ...  "Dude, I know I could take that stripper home with me!"  

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