Look up: punt

1. punt
   (From the punch line of an old joke referring to American football: 'Drop back 15 yards and punt!') 1. To give up, typically without any intention of retrying. 'Let's punt the movie tonight.' 'I was going to hack all night to get this feature in, but I decided to punt' may mean that you've decided...
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2. Punt
   A punt is a rectangular flat-bottomed boat used for fishing and shooting in shallow waters. The most common method of propulsion is by pushing with a pole against the bottom of the river, a process known as punting.
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3. Punt
   Is the Irish Currency or Irish Pound. Punt also refers to getting out of or closing a market position.
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4. punt
   [n] - an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole 2. [n] - (football) kicking in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground 3. [v] - kick the ball 4. [v] - propel with a pole
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5. Punt
   The indentation found in the base of a wine bottle. Punt depth is often thought to be related to wine quality, with better quality wines having a deeper punt.
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6. punt
   the depression in the bottom of some bottles,particularly in bottles for sparkling wines Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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7. Punt
   Punt intransitive verb [ French ponter , or Italian puntare , from Latin punctum point. See Point .] To play at basset, baccara, faro. or omber; to gamble. « She heard . . . of his punting at gaming tables.» Thackeray.
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8. Punt
   Punt noun Act of playing at basset, baccara, faro, etc.
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9. Punt
   Punt noun [ Anglo-Saxon , from Latin ponto punt, pontoon. See Pontoon .] (Nautical) A flat-bottomed boat with square ends. It is adapted for use in shallow waters.
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10. Punt
    Punt transitive verb 1. To propel, as a boat in shallow water, by pushing with a pole against the bottom; to push or propel (anything) with exertion. Livingstone. 2. (Football) To kick (the ball) before it touches the ground, when let fall from the hands.
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11. Punt
    Punt noun (Football) The act of punting the ball.
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12. Punt
    Punt intransitive verb 1. To boat or hunt in a punt. 2. To punt a football.
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13. punt
    punting noun (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground; `the punt traveled 50 yards`; `punting is an important part of the game`
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14. punt
    noun an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole
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15. Punt
    • (v. i.) To punt a football. • (v. i.) To boat or hunt in a punt. • (v. i.) To play at basset, baccara, faro. or omber; to gamble. • (n.) A flat-bottomed boat with square ends. It is adapted for use in shallow waters. • (n.) Act of playing at basset, baccara, faro, etc. &bu...
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16. punt
    (from the article `football, gridiron`) ...until it scores or until the defense gains possession of the ball by recovering a fumble or intercepting a pass. Failing to make a first down, the ...
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17. Punt
    in ancient Egyptian and Greek geography, the southern coast of the Red Sea and adjacent coasts of the Gulf of Aden, corresponding to modern coastal ... [1 related articles]
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18. Punt
    [boat] A punt is a flat-bottomed boat with a square-cut bow, designed for use in small rivers or other shallow water. Punting refers to boating in a punt. The punter generally propels the punt by pushing against the river bed with a pole. A punt should not be confused with a gondola, which i...
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19. punt
    when a player 10 yards behind the center catches a snap, drops it and kicks it before it hits the ground; an opponent tries to catch and advance it the other way.
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20. punt
    a kick in which the ball is dropped and kicked before it reaches the ground. Used to give up the ball to the opposition after offensive downs have been used, as far down the field as possible.
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21. Punt
    Punt (poont) , ancient land S of Egypt accessible by way of the Red Sea. Its exact location has not been identified, but it probably included the Somali coast. Temple reliefs at Deir el Bahari in W Thebes depict an Egyptian expedition to Punt in the reign of Hatshepsut. From Punt the Egyptians obtai...
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22. Punt
    (also known as God's Land) source of aromatic resins for funery rites, likely in the area of modern Ethiopia and Eitriea
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23. Punt
    An area in eastern Africa to which Egypt sent trading expeditions. The exact location of Punt is unknown. The famous expedition sent to Punt by Hatshepsut is illustrated on the walls of her temple at Deir el-Bahari.
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24. Punt
    The concave indentation in the bottom of certain wine bottles, especially those containing sparkling wine. Several reasons for it may be found in literature collect crystals or sediment (this only works if the bottle is standing upright) so that the wine may be decanted easily; to add "apparent size" to a bottle which contains exactly the...
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25. Punt
    A kick technique where the ball is dropped and kicked before it touches the ground.
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