nnoun.act(football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the groundTopic:footballfootball game
Synset:punt
Examples:- the punt traveled 50 yards
- punting is an important part of the game
Derivationally Related Form:punt
Hypernyms:boot kick kicking
Inherited Hypernyms:puntkickblowstrokemotionchangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.contactkick the ballTopic:athleticssport
Derivationally Related Form:puntpunterpunting
Hypernyms:kick
Inherited Hypernyms:puntkickpropelmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.contactpropel with a poleSynset:pole punt
Examples:- pole barges on the river
- We went punting in Cambridge
Derivationally Related Form:puntpolepunter
Hypernyms:impel propel
Inherited Hypernyms:puntpropelmove
Entailment:force push
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.competitionplace a bet onSynset:back bet on gage game punt stake
Examples:- Which horse are you backing?
- I'm betting on the new horse
Derivationally Related Form:puntergamingstake
Hypernyms:bet play wager
Inherited Hypernyms:bet onbetgambleplaycompete
Direct Hyponyms:antedouble upparlay
Full Troponyms:anteparlay
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s on something | They --- the money (apply to: stake)