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Meanings of punt in English

Portuguese
punter
Catalan
punt
Wikidata

Type of boat.

Related terms
punter
Portuguese
libra irlandesa
Catalan
lliura irlandesa

Formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence.

libra irlandesa
Spanish
invertir

Place a bet on.

invertir
Spanish
empujar con pértiga

Propel with a pole.

empujar con pértiga
Synonyms
Examples for "pole"
Examples for "pole"
1
Thirty-year-old social media consultant Zeynep said pole dancing made her feel free.
Reuters
2
I'll get it... one day! Dubler said about his pole vault result.
News.com.au
3
The kneeling prisoners bend side by side over a long heavy pole.
Waiting for the Barbarians
4
The needle is attracted to the pole; like seeks like-andfinds it.
The Argosy, Vol. 51, No. 6, June, 1891
5
Disney this year has had mixed results with its tent pole releases.
Reuters
Usage of punt in English
1
Oregon State has allowed four punt returns this season totaling 15 yards.
Reuters
2
A punt forward sends him racing clear of the non-existent Barcelona defence.
The Guardian
3
Many of them are middle-class professional people who simply took a punt.
The Guardian
4
They reached the bank and walked across the punt into the house-boat.
An Old Meerschaum / From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume...
5
Christodoulou also fumbled a punt snap, setting up a Penn State touchdown.
Reuters
6
Clump pulled over in his punt to the village, across the bay.
Captain Mugford: Our Salt and Fresh Water Tutors
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And when that later date nears, Congress is likely to punt again.
Wired
8
It was the second punt return for a touchdown in Henderson's career.
Reuters
9
Clemson got on the board on Ray-Ray McCloud 's 77-yard punt return.
Reuters
10
This time, it came during a punt by the Cardinals' Ryan Quigley.
Reuters
11
After the Broncos' forced a punt, Denver took over on its 48.
Reuters
12
The Bears managed only one first down before being forced to punt.
Reuters
13
Everyone crouched as low as possible as the tiny punt yawed alarmingly.
Orb Sceptre Throne
14
Trump's advisers have urged him to punt the tricky issue to Congress.
Reuters
15
But I canna have your punt at the stern of the boat.
The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnic...
16
It was too far to run for the punt, even for Sanson.
The black prism
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Translations for punt
Punt through the time
Punt across language varieties
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Less common