bunt
To push with the hornsTo push with the horns; to butt.
» The manager sent the bunt sign to the batter.
Der Trainer gab dem Schlagmann das Zeichen, den Ball abtropfen zu lassen. — Yakuwari
moman · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
7 sensesTo push with the horns; to butt.
To spring or rear up.
(transitive)To intentionally hit softly with a hands-spread batting stance.
Jones bunted the ball.
(intransitive)To intentionally hit a ball softly with a hands-spread batting stance.
Jones bunted.
hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance
(intransitive)To perform (the second half of) an outside loop.
(intransitive)To swell out.
The sail bunts.
(rare)To headbutt affectionately.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:bunt.
Examples
1 sentencesThe manager sent the bunt sign to the batter.
deDer Trainer gab dem Schlagmann das Zeichen, den Ball abtropfen zu lassen. — Yakuwari
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Unknown. Perhaps a nasalised variant of butt.Unknown. Perhaps a nasalised variant of butt.
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Forms
bunts, bunting, bunted, buntedSynonyms
2 synonyms- hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance:drag a bunt
- to strike, thrust or shove against:butt
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle