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bunt

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: bunt

1
 nv
(baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat
hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance
2
 n
fungus that destroys kernels of wheat by replacing them with greasy masses of smelly spores
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: bunt
1

n (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat

Type of:
hit, hitting, striking
the act of contacting one thing with another

v hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance

Synonyms:
drag a bunt
Type of:
hit
cause to move by striking

v to strike, thrust or shove against

Synonyms:
butt
Types:
headbutt
butt with the head
Type of:
strike
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
2

n fungus that destroys kernels of wheat by replacing them with greasy masses of smelly spores

Synonyms:
Tilletia caries
Type of:
smut, smut fungus
any fungus of the order Ustilaginales

n disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores

Synonyms:
stinking smut
Type of:
smut
destructive diseases of plants (especially cereal grasses) caused by fungi that produce black powdery masses of spores

n similar to Tilletia caries

Synonyms:
Tilletia foetida, stinking smut
Type of:
smut, smut fungus
any fungus of the order Ustilaginales
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