punt

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Related topics: Water, American football

punt1 /pʌnt/ noun  1. boat 船 [countable]TTW a long thin boat with a flat bottom that you move by pushing a long pole against the bottom of the river 〔用篙撑行的〕方头平底船2  a punt the activity of travelling in a punt 撑方头平底船 a punt down the river 撑方头平底船沿河流而下3  kick 踢 [countable usually singular]DSA in rugby or American football, the action of kicking the ball after dropping it from your hands 〔英式或美式橄榄球中的〕抛球凌空踢出，碰踢 a 45-yard punt 踢出45码的凌空球 →5 see picture at 见图 american football4. money 钱 [countable] the standard unit of money used in the Republic of Ireland before the Euro 爱尔兰镑〔爱尔兰共和国货币单位，已被欧元取代〕

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punt• When legering from a punt you don't want to be messing about with indicators that require two hands to set.• A punt is like a floating drum.• United's second goal came when Connolly chased a hopeful punt down the left.• As a rookie, he made seven interceptions and led the league in punt returns and kickoff returns.• My friend Eric Barnes built the punt we use and the basic design is hard to beat.• Uwaezuoke had three receptions for 29 yards and three punt returns for 52 yards.• Louis on a four-play, five-yard drive after a 39-yard punt return by Dexter Carter.

Related topics: Outdoor, Water, American football

punt2 verb  1  [intransitive, transitive]DLOTTW to go on a river in a punt 乘方头平底船；用方头平底船载运punt along/down/past etc Pete punted us back to the boatyard. 皮特用方头平底船把我们载回了船坞。2  [transitive]DSA a) in rugby or American football, to drop the ball from your hands and kick it 〔英式或美式橄榄球中〕抛球凌空踢出，碰踢 He punted the ball 40 yards. 他踢出40码远的凌空球。 b) to kick a ball hard so that it goes a long way 使劲踢出〔长球〕→ See Verb table

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punt• The Bears then stalled and had to punt.• The Cowboys gained one first down, then punted.• Thompson is solid with a 43. 4-yard punting average.• Prokop punted five times for a 39-yard average.• Competition punting only takes place on the Thames but the sport's devotees take it very seriously.• On occasions when the whole dealing room was punting out the stock, the price might climb even further.• He can throw, catch, run and even punt the ball.• He punted the few yards to the shore.• George W.. Bush believes it might be time to drop back and punt the primary back to May.punt along/down/past etc• Matata poled gracefully; he could have been punting down the Cam as his pole pushed blue and white water lilies aside.• United's second goal came when Connolly chased a hopeful punt down the left.• In summer you can enjoy punting along the river Cam, and the Cambridge Festival of music, drama and film.Origin punt1 1. (1000-1100) Latin ponto; → PONTOON2. (1800-1900) → PUNT213. (1900-2000) Irish punt2 1. (1800-1900) → PUNT122. (1800-1900) Perhaps from punt “to hit, push” ((1800-1900)).

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punt¹ /pʌnt/ noun1.  BOAT  [countable] a long thin boat with a flat bottom that you move by pushing a long pole against the bottom of the river
2. a punt the activity of travelling in a punt:
    a punt down the river
3.  KICK  [countable usually singular] in rugby or American football, the action of kicking the ball after dropping it from your hands:
    a 45-yard punt
4.  MONEY  [countable] the standard unit of money used in the Republic of Ireland before the Euro
     

THESAURUS

■ types of boat
   ▪ yacht a large boat with a sail, used for pleasure or sport
   ▪ sailing boat British English, sailboat American English a boat that uses one or more sails
   ▪ rowing boat British English, rowboat American English a small boat that you move through the water with oars
   ▪ dinghy a small open boat used for pleasure, or for taking people between a ship and the shore
   ▪ catamaran a sailing boat with two separate hulls (=the part that goes in the water)
   ▪ trimaran a sailing boat with three separate HULLSs
   ▪ barge a large low boat with a flat bottom, used for carrying heavy goods on a canal or river
   ▪ canal boat (also narrow boat British English) a boat that you use on canals
   ▪ canoe a long light boat that is open at the top and pointed at both ends, which you move along using a paddle. Canoes are for one to three people
   ▪ kayak a light boat for one or two people, that is pointed at both ends and covered on top. A kayak has round holes on top in which the people sit, and you move it along using a paddle.
   ▪ punt a long thin boat with a flat bottom that you move by pushing a long pole against the bottom of the river – used for pleasure
   ▪ houseboat a boat that is specially made so that you can live on it
   ▪ pleasure boat a small boat, for example a sailing boat or a rowing boat, that people use on a lake, river etc: People were out on the lake in pleasure boats.
    ⇨ ship

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punt² verb1. [intransitive and transitive] to go on a river in a punt
    punt along/down/past etc
    Pete punted us back to the boatyard.
2. [transitive]
  a. in rugby or American football, to drop the ball from your hands and kick it:
    He punted the ball 40 yards.
  b. to kick a ball hard so that it goes a long way