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Defenition of the word punt

    • Defenition of the word punt

      • place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?" "I'm betting on the new horse"
      • the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
      • an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole
      • kick the ball; in certain kinds of sports
      • propel with a pole; of barges on rivers, for example
      • kicking in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground
      • (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"
      • formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
      • place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I''m betting on the new horse"
      • propel with a pole; "pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge"
      • kick the ball
      • (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground
      • place a bet on
      • propel with a pole

    Synonyms for the word punt

      • back
      • bet on
      • gage
      • game
      • Irish pound
      • pole
      • pound
      • punting
      • stake

    Meronymys for the word punt

      • penny

    Hyponyms for the word punt

      • ante
      • double up
      • parlay

    Hypernyms for the word punt

      • bet
      • boat
      • boot
      • impel
      • Irish monetary unit
      • kick
      • kicking
      • play
      • propel
      • wager

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