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punt

/pʌnt/

Phonetics

/pʌnt/

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noun

  • A pontoon; a narrow shallow boat propelled by a pole.


verb

  • To propel a punt or similar craft by means of a pole.


punt

/pʌnt/

Phonetics

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noun

  • A kick made by a player who drops the ball and kicks it before it hits the ground.


verb

  • To dropkick; to kick something a considerable distance.

  • To equivocate and delay or put off (answering a question, addressing an issue, etc).

  • To retreat from one's objective; to abandon an effort one still notionally supports.

  • To make the best choice from a set of non-ideal alternatives.


punt

/pʌnt/

Phonetics

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noun

  • A point in the game of faro.

  • The act of playing at basset, baccara, faro, etc.

  • A bet or wager.

  • Gambling, as a pastime, especially betting on horseraces or the dogs.

  • A highly speculative investment or other commitment.

  • A wild guess.

  • An indentation in the base of a wine bottle.

  • A thin glass rod which is temporarily attached to a larger piece in order to better manipulate the larger piece.


verb

  • To play at basset, baccara, faro, etc.

  • To stake against the bank, to back a horse, to gamble or take a chance more generally

  • To make a highly speculative investment or other commitment, or take a wild guess.


punt

/pʊnt/

Phonetics

/pʊnt/

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noun

  • The Irish pound, used as the unit of currency of Ireland until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.