bunt
1 of 4noun (1)
ˈbənt 
1
a
: the middle part of a square sail
b
: the part of a furled sail gathered up in a bunch at the center of the yard
2
: the bagging part of a fishing net
bunt
2 of 4verb
bunted; bunting; bunts
transitive verb
1
: to strike or push with or as if with the head : butt
2
: to push or tap (a baseball) lightly with a bat without swinging
intransitive verb
: to bunt a baseball
bunter noun
bunt
3 of 4noun (2)
1
: an act or instance of bunting
2
: a bunted ball
bunt
4 of 4noun (3)
: a destructive covered smut of wheat caused by a fungus (genus Tilletia)
Example Sentences
Verb The batter bunted for a single. He bunted the ball toward third base.
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
perhaps from Low German, bundle, from Middle Low German; akin to Old English byndel bundle
Verb
alteration of butt
Noun (3)
origin unknown
First Known Use
Noun (1)
circa 1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
1584, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Noun (2)
1767, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (3)
circa 1790, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing bunt
Kids Definition
bunt
verb
ˈbənt
bunted; bunting
: to hit a baseball lightly so that the ball rolls for a short distance
bunts
verb
as in strokes
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- strokes
- flicks
- taps
- batters
- knees
- butts
- jabs
- licks
- clouts
- pushes
- bumps
- prods
- bats
- shoves
- pokes
- kicks
- hits
- jostles
- chops
- stamps
- mauls
- swats
- scuffs
- smacks
- biffs
- cuffs
- pummels
- slaps
- whacks
- thwacks
- slugs
- swipes
- mangles
- laces
- roughs
- punches
- bops
- raps
- buffets
- claps
- pelts
- decks
- pommels
- creams
- thumps
- bungs
- socks
- boxes
- wallops
- knocks
- drubs
- peppers
- hammers
- bashes
- slams
- smites
- bludgeons
- whales
- strikes
- beans
- flails
- clips
- fells
- dumps
- bangs
- nails
- clocks
- bonks
- beats
- spears
- stabs
- slogs
- tags
- lambastes
- levels
- belts
- floors
- lambasts
- clobbers
- whips
- thrashes
- sledges
- pastes
- slashes
- busts
- zaps
- bobs
- clubs
- lashes
- pounds
- canes
- cracks
- knocks down
- switches
- cudgels
- bowls (down or over)
- conks
- skulls
- saps
- flogs
- sledgehammers
- sucker punches
- rabbit-punches
- brains
