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Look up: punt

  1. 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.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. Punt
    Is the Irish Currency or Irish Pound. Punt also refers to getting out of or closing a market position.
    Found on http://www.oasismanagement.com/glossary/

  3. 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
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. 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.
    Found on http://www.winedirect.co.uk/winecompanio

  5. 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 not to stay up all night, and may also mean you'r...
    Found on http://foldoc.org/

  6. punt
    the depression in the bottom of some bottles,particularly in bottles for sparkling wines Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  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.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/196

  8. Punt
    Punt noun Act of playing at basset, baccara, faro, etc.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/196

  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.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/196

  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.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/196

  11. Punt
    Punt noun (Football) The act of punting the ball.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/196

  12. Punt
    Punt intransitive verb 1. To boat or hunt in a punt. 2. To punt a football.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/196

  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`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  14. punt
    noun an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  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. • (n.) The act of punting the ball. • (v. t...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  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 ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/133

  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]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/133

  18. 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.
    Found on http://www.firstbasesports.com/football_

  19. 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.
    Found on http://www.instantactionsports.com/sport

  20. 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...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0


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10 November 2009

This day in history:
On 10 November 1871, David Livingstone, missionary and explorer was `found` by New York Herald reporter Henry Morton Stanley, who greeted him with the famous words `Dr Livingstone, I presume`. Between November 1853 and May 1856 David Livingstone completed a remarkable coast-to-coast journey from Luanda in the west to the mouth of the Zambezi River in the east. It was an epic trip of 4,300 miles and Livingstone became the first European to complete it. Along the way he had discovered a giant waterfall called ‘Mosi-oa-tunya’ (the smoke that thunders). Livingstone named it Victoria Falls after the British monarch. read more

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