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PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: punt

1
 nv
an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole
propel with a pole
2
 nv
(football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground
kick the ball
3
 nv
formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
place a bet on
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: punt
1

n an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole

Type of:
boat
a small vessel for travel on water

v propel with a pole

“We went punting in Cambridge”
Synonyms:
pole
Type of:
impel, propel
cause to move forward with force
2

n (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground

“the punt traveled 50 yards”
Synonyms:
punting
Type of:
boot, kick, kicking
the act of delivering a blow with the foot

v kick the ball

Type of:
kick
drive or propel with the foot
3

n formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence

Synonyms:
Irish pound, Irish punt, pound
Type of:
Irish monetary unit
monetary unit in Eire

v place a bet on

Synonyms:
back, bet on, gage, game, stake
Types:
ante
place one's stake
double up, parlay
stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager
Type of:
bet, play, wager
stake on the outcome of an issue
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