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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 ;

     Origin unknown;

    [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|};

    [Noun]  | "punt" | \ ˈpənt \


    1: a concave indentation in the bottom of a wine bottle

    Origin: 1862 ;

     Probably a shortening of punt mark or a similar collocation with punt "metal rod used in fashioning hot glass" (shortened from {see: |punty|punty}), referring to the mark left by the rod in a piece of blown glass;

    [Noun]  | "punt" | \ ˈpənt \


    1: the act or an instance of punting a ball

    Origin: 1845 ;

    [Noun]  | "punt" | \ ˈpənt \


    1: a long narrow flat-bottomed boat with square ends usually propelled with a pole

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English *punt, from Old English, from Latin ponton-, ponto;

    [Noun]  | "punt" | \ ˈpu̇nt \


    1: the monetary pound of Ireland

    Origin: 1975 ;

     Irish, pound, from English pound;

    [Noun]  | "punts" 


    1: as in skiffs, canoes;


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    [Verb]  | "punts" 


    1: as in poles;


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     [ "punts" ]

    1: Punts is a multi purpose word that can be used as a replacement for any verb or noun when speaking to another who understands the meaning of punts. Punts is a magical word and allows for free speech when in the company of those who can not comprehend punts. Punts can be put in any sentence at any time, without judgment or questioning.

      * e.g.,  ... What about punts? 

     [ "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! 

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