Definitions for PUNT
pʌntpunt

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Irish pound, Irish punt, punt, poundnoun

   formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence

2. puntnoun

   an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole

3. punt, puntingverb

   (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"

4. puntverb

   kick the ball

5. punt, poleverb

   propel with a pole

   "pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge"

6. bet on, back, gage, stake, game, puntverb

   place a bet on

   "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Puntverb

   To play at basset and ombre.

   One is for setting up an assembly for basset, where none shall be admitted to punt, that have not taken the oaths. Add.

   When a duke to Jansen punts at White’s,
   Or city heir in mortgage melts away,
   Satan himself feels far less joy than they. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. punt

   A punt can refer to several things depending on the context: 1. In football and other similar sports, a punt is a method of kicking the ball dropping from the hands and then kicking it before it hits the ground. 2. In boating, a punt is a flat-bottomed boat with a square-cut bow, used in small rivers and shallow water, typically propelled by a pole. 3. In betting, a punt refers to taking a chance or a gamble. 4. In British slang, a punt is another term for a customer, especially a patron of bars or brothels.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Puntverb

   to play at basset, baccara, faro. or omber; to gamble

2. Puntnoun

   act of playing at basset, baccara, faro, etc

3. Puntnoun

   a flat-bottomed boat with square ends. It is adapted for use in shallow waters

4. Puntverb

   to propel, as a boat in shallow water, by pushing with a pole against the bottom; to push or propel (anything) with exertion

5. Puntverb

   to kick (the ball) before it touches the ground, when let fall from the hands

6. Puntnoun

   the act of punting the ball

7. Etymology: [F. ponter, or It. puntare, fr. L. punctum point. See Point.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Punt

   In American and Canadian football, the ball is punted downfield to the opposing team, usually on the final down, with the hope of giving the receiving team a field position that is more advantageous to the kicking team when possession changes. The team in possession of the ball will typically punt the ball to the opposing team when they are on their final down, do not want to risk a turnover on downs by not gaining enough yardage to make a first down and are in such a field position that they do not believe they can successfully make a field goal. The purpose of the punt is for the team in possession, or "kicking team", to move the ball towards the opponent's end zone in order to maximize the distance the receiving team must advance the ball in order to score a touchdown when they take possession of the ball. A punt play involves the kicking team lining up at the line of scrimmage with the kicker, or punter, lined up usually 15 yards behind the center. The receiving team lines up with one or two players downfield to catch the ball. The center makes a long snap to the kicker who then drops the ball and kicks it before it hits the ground. The player who catches the ball is then entitled to attempt to advance the ball.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Punt

   punt, n. a flat-bottomed boat with square ends.—v.t. to propel, as a boat, by pushing with a pole against the bottom of a river: to kick the ball (in football) before it touches the ground, when let fall from the hands: to knock.—v.i. to pursue water-fowl in a punt with a punt-gun.—ns. Punt′er; Punt′-fishing, angling from a punt in a pond, river, or lake; Punt′-gun, a heavy gun of large bore used for shooting water-fowl from a punt; Punts′man, a sportsman who uses a punt. [A.S.,—L. ponto, a punt—pons, pontis, a bridge.]

2. Punt

   punt, v.i. to play at basset or ombre.—n. Punt′er, one who marks the points in basset or ombre. [Fr., through Sp.—L. punctum, a point.]

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. punt

   [from the punch line of an old joke referring to American football: “Drop back 15 yards and punt!”] 1. To give up, typically without any intention of retrying. “Let's punt the movie tonight.” “I was going to hack all night to get this feature in, but I decided to punt” may mean that you've decided not to stay up all night, and may also mean you're not ever even going to put in the feature. 2. More specifically, to give up on figuring out what the Right Thing is and resort to an inefficient hack. 3. A design decision to defer solving a problem, typically because one cannot define what is desirable sufficiently well to frame an algorithmic solution. “No way to know what the right form to dump the graph in is — we'll punt that for now.” 4. To hand a tricky implementation problem off to some other section of the design. “It's too hard to get the compiler to do that; let's punt to the runtime system.” 5. To knock someone off an Internet or chat connection; a punter thus, is a person or program that does this.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. punt

   An Anglo-Saxon term still in use for a flat-bottomed boat, used by fishermen, or for ballast lumps, &c.

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1. PUNT

   What does PUNT stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the PUNT acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PUNT

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Punt is ranked #44109 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Punt surname appeared 488 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Punt.
   
   97.5% or 476 total occurrences were White.
   1% or 5 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Irish Monetary Unit
   • Boat
   • Kick
   • Propel
   • Sport

How to pronounce PUNT?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say PUNT in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PUNT in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PUNT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of PUNT in a Sentence

1. Shenzhen Cyril Ebersweiler:

   In the past few years, the mindset has changed, manufacturers are willing to give something new a shot. Until recently, factories weren't willing to take anything less than an order of 100,000 units. Some big factories are now willing to take a punt, especially since we've been around for a while.

2. Jerry Rice:

   This may be a decision the The Buffaloes lament : A fumble on a conservative run play while trying to run out the clock with less than 30 seconds remaining until halftime. The Utes turned Jarek Broussards miscue into a 42-yard field goal by Jadon Redding as time expired to give the offense a little confidence boost. Ty Jordan shined in a matchup between two highly touted tailbacks. The freshman finished with 147 yards rushing. His counterpart, Broussard, started slow but finished with 80 yards, which was well below his 183.3 average. The Buffaloes suffered a huge blow in the first half when they lost linebacker Nate Landman to what could be a season-ending ankle injury. Using a scooter and wearing a leg brace, the emotional leader of the team returned to the sideline. His absence was felt in the second half. Jerry Rice gave The Buffaloes a 14-7 lead late in the first half with Colorados first punt return for a score since Sept. 9, 2017. Jerry Rice also scored on a bubble screen to put The Buffaloes up 21-10 moments in the the third quarter. The last Colorado player to record a TD on both a reception and a return( punt or kickoff) in the same game was Walter Stanley against Texas Tech on Sept. 12, 1981, according to the school. Rices feat felt bittersweet in light of the loss. Kind of hurts.

3. Ron Kim:

   First, it should be a two-step verification process to vaccinate older adults. But fixing hospital vaccination screening process is not the issue. Why did the governor punt this to underfunded hospitals in the first place? Why didn’t the governor trust local protocols?

4. Marina Pacheco:

   Weasels will go for anything that looks like food -- they've got a high metabolism and they've got to eat a lot, it doesn't surprise me that a weasel took a punt -- I've seen a photo of a weasel charging a group of sparrows, they're very hungry animals.

5. Myles Garrett:

   I took a shot on one of the first plays. After that, it was tough. Using running back Josh Jacobs and a short passing game, Carr controlled the clock in the second half and kept the ball away from the Browns( 5-3). On the Raiders first two drives after halftime, the first leading to their go-ahead TD and the other to Carlsons 24-yard field goal with 4:24 left, they ate up 17:41. Oakland had the ball for 37:43 to 22:17 for Cleveland. Josh Jacobs finished with a career-high 128 yards 80 in the second half on 31 carries. Last week, Josh Jacobs had just 17 yards on 10 attempts. It was about time we had a run game like that, Josh Jacobs said. It feels good to be that dominant. The Raiders defense did The Raiders defense part as Las Vegas stopped Las Vegas NFL record of allowing at least 10 points at 116 straight games. Baker Mayfield couldnt get anything going with Clevelands offense, which was without star receiver Odell Beckham Jr., who suffered a season-ending knee injury last week. Baker Mayfield, who completed 21 passes in a row in the win over Cincinnati a week ago, went 12 of 25 for 122 yards. Mayfields last throw toward Jarvis Landry in the end zone was incomplete with 1:58 left, and Cody Parkey missed a 37-yard field goal to end Clevelands chances. Cody Parkey did make kicks of 41 and 38 yards. Theweather was brutal. The wind, measured from the west at 35 mph at kickoff, made it difficult for both quarterbacks to throw ; affected every punt and kick ; and forced the 12,000 fans to bundle up as it felt more like a game in late December or in Cleveland, early May. Im from the beach, Renfrow said. That was more wind than a hurricane it seemed like. It was coming sideways, backwards and forward. Carr did an excellent job managing the clock in the final minute of the first half to set up Carlsons 33-yard field goal as time expired to put The Raiders up 6-3. The Raiders appeared to take the lead in the second quarter when Carr connected with Henry Ruggs III in the back right corner of the end zone. However, Ruggs was ruled out of bounds and the call was upheld following a video review and Raiders challenge. Las Vegas settled for Carlsons 29-yard field goal to tie Las Vegas 3-3. Earlier, Carlsonhad a 41-yard attemptat the opposite end of the field blown sideways and the ball clanged off the left upright. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Myles Garrett SLOWED Myles Garrett was limited by an ankle injury that kept Myles Garrett out of practice this week, and now hes dealing with a knee issue. At one point, Myles Garrett was evaluated in the medical tent but came back. Myles Garrett was kept out on several plays, and lacked Myles Garrett usual explosiveness off the line. We havent made excuses and were not going to start now. Its a next-man-up league.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=PUNT
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=PUNT
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PUNT
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=PUNT
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=PUNT
7. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Punt
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=PUNT
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html