bunt
To push with the hornsTo push with the horns; to butt.
Translations
2 languagesMeaning
7 senses(transitive)To intentionally hit softly with a hands-spread batting stance.
Jones bunted the ball.
(intransitive)To swell out.
The sail bunts.
To push with the horns; to butt.
More meanings 4
(intransitive)To intentionally hit a ball softly with a hands-spread batting stance.
Jones bunted.
To spring or rear up.
(intransitive)To perform (the second half of) an outside loop.
(rare)To headbutt affectionately.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:bunt.
- hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance
- to strike, thrust or shove against
Origin
Unknown. Perhaps a nasalised variant of butt.Unknown. Perhaps a nasalised variant of butt.
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Forms
bunts, bunting, bunted, buntedTenses
bunt · bunted · will bunt · have 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.