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1. (v.t.) bunt
(of a goat or calf) to push with the horns or head; butt.
2. bunt
to tap (a pitched baseball) close to home plate, usu. by facing the pitcher and allowing the ball to bounce off the bat.
3. (v.i.) bunt
to push something with the horns or head; butt.
4. bunt
to bunt a baseball.
5. (n.) bunt
a push with the head or horns; butt.
6. bunt
the act of bunting a baseball.
7. bunt
a bunted baseball.
8. (n.) bunt
the middle part of a square sail.
9. bunt
the part of a fishing net in which the catch is made.
10. (n.) bunt
a smut disease of wheat in which the kernels are replaced by the black foul-smelling spores of fungi of the genus Tilletia.
Etymology: (1595–1605; earlier, puffball)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) bunt
(baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat
2. (noun) bunt, stinking smut
disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores
3. (noun) bunt, stinking smut, Tilletia foetida
similar to Tilletia caries
4. (verb) bunt, Tilletia caries
fungus that destroys kernels of wheat by replacing them with greasy masses of smelly spores
5. (verb) bunt, drag a bunt
hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance
6. (verb) butt, bunt
to strike, thrust or shove against
"He butted his sister out of the way"; "The goat butted the hiker with his horns"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) bunt
a fungus (Ustilago foetida) which affects the ear of cereals, filling the grains with a fetid dust; -- also called pepperbrand
2. (noun) bunt
the middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard
3. bunt
to strike or push with the horns or head; to butt; as, the ram bunted the boy
4. (verb) bunt
to swell out; as, the sail bunts
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