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- 1 A former kingdom in the Afar Triangle, Horn of Africa, Africa, in what is now Ethiopia. A country contemporaneous with the Old Kingdom of Egypt, where frankincense, gold, ebony, ivory is found. historical
- 1 A narrow shallow boat, square at both ends, traditionally propelled by a pole.
"Near-synonym: pontoon"
- 2 A kick made by a player who drops the ball and kicks it before it hits the ground.
- 3 A point in the game of faro. obsolete
- 4 The Irish pound, used as the unit of currency of Ireland until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
- 5 (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground wordnet
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- 6 The act of playing basset, baccarat, faro, etc. obsolete
- 7 an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole wordnet
- 8 A bet or wager.
"Anyone up for a punt on Randwick?"
- 9 formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence wordnet
- 10 Gambling, as a pastime, especially betting on horseraces or the dogs. Australia
"Did I actually back a winner and finish in front on the punt?"
- 11 A highly speculative investment or other commitment.
"“Months ago, copper traders worldwide took a punt that Trump's tariff pitch for their market was real, not bluster.[…]”"
- 12 A wild guess.
- 13 The indentation in the base of a wine bottle.
- 14 A thin glass rod which is temporarily attached to a larger piece in order to better manipulate the larger piece.
- 1 To propel a punt or similar craft by means of a pole.
- 2 To dropkick; to kick something a considerable distance.
"At the dump he emptied the station wagon quickly and only once punted a bag of refuse, exploding it like a pinata at a Mexican Christmas."
- 3 To play basset, baccara, faro, etc.
"Here it was that, guarded by double doors, Sir Francis smoked cigars, and read Bell’s Life in London, and went to sleep after dinner, when he was not smoking over the billiard-table at his clubs, or punting at the gambling-houses in Saint James’s."
- 4 place a bet on wordnet
- 5 Of a fish, to walk along the seafloor using its fins as limbs.
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- 6 To dropkick; to kick something a considerable distance.; To kick a ball dropped from the hands before it hits the ground. (This puts the ball farther from the goal across which the opposing team is attempting to score, so improves the chances of the team punting.) intransitive, transitive
- 7 To stake against the bank, to back a horse, to gamble or take a chance more generally Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK
"She heard […] of his punting at gaming tables."
- 8 propel with a pole wordnet
- 9 To dropkick; to kick something a considerable distance.; To kick a bouncing ball far and high.
"With five minutes remaining Hennessey was down well to block another Vukcevic shot, while Gunter was smartly in to punt away the dangerous loose ball."
- 10 To make a highly speculative investment or other commitment, or take a wild guess. figuratively
- 11 kick the ball wordnet
- 12 To equivocate and delay or put off (answering a question, addressing an issue, etc). colloquial, intransitive
"The briefer reported it had been terminated on orders from Secretary Schlesinger, but attributed this to a sense Shamrock produced little, not to the fact it had been discovered. The NSA briefer punted on whether Fort Meade had been reading Americans' private messages, ..."
- 13 To retreat from one's objective; to abandon an effort one still notionally supports.
"Punting: Using svn revert¶ If you decide that you want to throw out your changes and start your edits again (whether this occurs after a conflict or anytime), just revert your changes"
- 14 To make the best choice from a set of non-ideal alternatives. colloquial, intransitive
- 15 To eject; to kick out of a place. colloquial, transitive
"The user is punted from the channel, and must rejoin to gain access."
Etymology
From Old English punt, from Latin pontō (“Gaulish flat-bottomed boat, pontoon”), from pons (“bridge”); readopted from Middle Low German punte (“ferry boat”) or Middle Dutch ponte (“ferry boat”) of the same origin.
From Old English punt, from Latin pontō (“Gaulish flat-bottomed boat, pontoon”), from pons (“bridge”); readopted from Middle Low German punte (“ferry boat”) or Middle Dutch ponte (“ferry boat”) of the same origin.
Possibly a dialectal variant of bunt. Rugby is the origin of the sports usage of the term.
Possibly a dialectal variant of bunt. Rugby is the origin of the sports usage of the term.
Borrowed from French pointe or Spanish punto (“point”). Doublet of point, pointe, ponto, puncto, punctum, and punto.
Borrowed from French pointe or Spanish punto (“point”). Doublet of point, pointe, ponto, puncto, punctum, and punto.
Borrowed from Irish punt, from Middle English pund. Doublet of funt, pfund, pood, and pound.
From Egyptian p-wn:n-t:N25 (pwnt).
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