a long, narrow boat with a flat bottom and square ends, moved by a person standing at one end and pushing on the bottom of a river with a pole

a way of kicking the ball in rugby or American football, by dropping it from your hands and kicking it before it hits the ground, or a powerful kick in football that causes the ball to go a long way

also Irish pound the standard unit of money used in Ireland before the introduction of the euro

[ T ] (in rugby or American football) to kick the ball after you have dropped it from your hands and before it touches the ground, or (in football) to kick the ball powerfully so that it goes a long way

[ T ] US informal If you punt something, you decide not to do or include it:

[ I or T ] to travel in a punt: