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punt ¹  (pnt)

n.

An open flatbottom boat with squared ends, used in shallow waters and usually propelled by a long pole.

v. punt·ed, punt·ing, punts

v.tr.

1. To propel (a boat) with a pole.

2. To carry in a punt.

v.intr.

To go in a punt.

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[Probably Middle English *punt, from Old English punt, from Latin pont, pontoon, flatbottom boat, from pns, pont-, bridge; see pent- in Indo-European roots.]

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punter n.

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punt ²  (pnt) Football

n.

A kick in which the ball is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground.

v. punt·ed, punt·ing, punts

v.tr.

To propel (a ball) by means of a punt.

v.intr.

1. To execute a punt.

2. Informal To cease doing something; give up: Let's punt on this and try something else.

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[Perhaps from dialectal punt, to strike, push, perhaps alteration of bunt.]

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punter n.

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punt ³  (pnt)

intr.v. punt·ed, punt·ing, punts

1. Games To lay a bet against the bank, as in roulette.

2. Chiefly British Slang To gamble.

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[French ponter, from obsolete pont, past participle of pondre, to put (obsolete), to lay an egg, from Old French, to lay an egg, from Latin pnere; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]

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punter n.

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punt ¹

Noun

an open flat-bottomed boat, propelled by a pole

Verb

to propel (a punt) by pushing with a pole on the bottom of a river [Latin ponto]

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punt ²

Noun

a kick in certain sports, such as rugby, in which the ball is dropped and kicked before it hits the ground

Verb

to kick (a ball) using a punt [origin unknown]

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punt ³ Chiefly Brit

Verb

to gamble or bet

Noun

1. a gamble or bet, esp. against the bank, such as in roulette

2. take a punt at Austral & NZ to make an attempt at [French ponter]

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punt ⁴

Noun

a former monetary unit of the Republic of Ireland

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	punt - formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence Irish pound, Irish punt, pound penny - a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound Irish monetary unit - monetary unit in Eire
	2.	punt - an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole boat - a small vessel for travel on water
	3.	punt - (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" punting kick, kicking, boot - the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent" football, football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
Verb	1.	punt - kick the ball athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition kick - drive or propel with the foot
	2.	punt - propel with a pole; "pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge" pole propel, impel - cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"
	3.	punt - place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse" bet on, gage, game, stake, back ante - place one's stake parlay, double up - stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager wager, bet, play - stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse"

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punt

verb 1. bet, back, stake, gamble, lay, wager

noun 2. bet, stake, gamble, wager

Translations

punt [pʌnt] n (boat) → batea;

(IRELAND) → libra irlandesa

vi (= bet) → apostar

punt [pʌnt] n (= boat) → bachot m;

(Irish) → livre irlandaise

vi (Brit) (= bet); parier

punt¹ [pʌnt] n (boat) → Stechkahn m

vi → mit dem Stechkahn fahren

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punt² [pʌnt] (Irish) n (currency) → irisches Pfund nt

punt [pʌnt] n (boat) → barchino;

(FOOTBALL) → colpo a volo;

(Irish) → sterlina irlandese

vi (BRIT) (= bet); scommettere

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punt

n punt [pant]

a type of flat-bottomed boat with square ends, moved by pushing against the bottom of the river etc with a pole. platboomskuit زَوْرَق плоскодънна лодка pramice, loďka pram das Puntboot στενόμακρη αβαθής βάρκα batea ruhi بلم ruuhi bac סִירָה שְטוּחָה डोंगी ladik rakit bytta, gaflkæna (barca a fondo piatto) (상앗대로 밀어서 가는) 사각형 평저선(平底船) plokščiadugnė valtis plakandibena laiva perahu jalur punter flatbunnet båt płaskodenna łódź bateira mahonă плоскодонка pramica, loďka plitev čoln pljosnati čamac punt, stakbåt เรือท้องแบน altı düz sandal (用篙撐的)方頭平底船 плоскодонний човен ايک قسم کي کشتي thuyền thúng （用篙撑的）方头平底船

v

to travel in a punt They punted up the river. oorvaar يُسافِر في زَوْرَق карам лодка (pře)plout sejle i pram punten ταξιδεύω με στενόμακρη αβαθή βάρκα ir en batea ruhjaga sõitma با بلم رفتن sauvoa aller en bac לַשוּט डिग्गी द्वारा यात्रा करना rúddal hajt (csónakot) naik rakit sigla í gaflkænu (navigare in una barca a fondo piatto) 平底船 평저선으로 가다 plaukti plokščiadugne valtimi stumt laivu ar kārti berperahu jalur punteren stake seg fram !!płynąć płaskodenną łodzią viajar de bateira a merge cu o mahonă плыть на плоскодонке (pre)plaviť pluti s čolnom voziti se pljosnatim čamcem staka sig fram ถ่อเรือ altı düz sandalla gitmek 以篙撐(船) пливти на плоскодонному човні کشتي ميں سفر کرنا đi bằng thuyền thúng 以篙撑（船）