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| punt [ punt ] |
noun (plural punts) |
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kick: in football or rugby, a kick in which somebody drops a ball and kicks it before it hits the ground
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verb (past and past participle punt·ed, present participle punt·ing, 3rd person present singular punts) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb kick ball: in football or rugby, to drop a ball and then kick it before it hits the ground
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2. intransitive verb give up something: to stop doing something, especially something regarded as tedious or difficult
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 I did sit down to study, but decided to punt.
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| [Mid-19th century. Origin ?] |
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| punt·er noun |
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