punt
🇺🇸
/pʌnt/
🇬🇧
/pʌnt/
noun
R
A flat-bottomed boat that you move by pushing a pole against the riverbed.
We took a ride in a punt along the peaceful canal.
R
A guess or a risky bet.
The investment is little more than a punt.
R
A long kick in football where you drop the ball and kick it before it hits the ground.
He made a great punt that travelled 60 yards.
R
The former currency of Ireland, replaced by the euro in 2002.
I still have some Irish punts in an old jar at home.
verb
R
To travel in a flat-bottomed boat by pushing it with a pole.
We spent the day punting on the river.
R
To kick a football long distances by dropping it and kicking before it hits the ground.
I punted the ball upfield.
translation
A flat-bottomed boat that you move by pushing a pole against the riverbed.; A guess or a risky bet.; A long kick in football where you drop the ball and kick it before it hits the ground.; The former currency of Ireland, replaced by the euro in 2002.
To travel in a flat-bottomed boat by pushing it with a pole.; To kick a football long distances by dropping it and kicking before it hits the ground.
Word Forms
3rd Present
punts
Past
punted
Perfect
punted
Progressive
punting
Plural
punts