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punt::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | irish pound, irish punt, pound |
| Type of | irish monetary unit |
punt::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | boat |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | kick |
| Derivation | punting, punter |
Examples of punt
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Jackson returned a punt 72 yards as time ran out to give the Eagles the victory.
From the bostonherald.com
Henry boomed a 75-yard punt near the end of the second quarter to the Alabama 2.
From the kentucky.com
He was averaging 18.33 yards on punt returns and 28.67 yards on kickoff returns.
From the chron.com
Sansone's punt return was a 70-yarder, and his kickoff return went for 96 yards.
From the stltoday.com
Devin Hester set an NFL record with his 11th punt return for a touchdown Sunday.
From the suntimes.com
Mitchell Potts returned the punt 28 yards to set the Cubs up at the 9-yard line.
From the tennessean.com
A week later, Mike Scifres had a punt blocked in a victory against Jacksonville.
From the chron.com
Bears lineman Henry Melton sacked Tyler Thigpen on third-and-15 to force a punt.
From the suntimes.com
Just a guess here, he will have to hit a punt of big consequence tomorrow night.
From the post-gazette.com
- Kick the ball
- Irish pound: formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
- An open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole
- Propel with a pole; "pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge"
- (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"
- Bet on: place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"
- 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 in some codes of football, especially American football, rugby league and rugby union, is performed when the ball is kicked without letting it hit the ground first--in contrast to a drop kick. ...
- The Land of Punt, also called Pwenet, or Pwene by the ancient Egyptians, was an old kingdom. A trading partner of Egypt, it was known for producing and exporting gold, aromatic resins, blackwood, ebony, ivory, and wild animals. The region is known from ancient Egyptian records of trade expeditions to it. Some biblical scholars have identified it with the biblical land of Put.
