Punt

/pʌnt/ · noun

Meaning

(nautical) A narrow shallow boat, square at both ends, traditionally propelled by a pole..

Definitions by Sense

1. (nautical) A narrow shallow boat, square at both ends, traditionally propelled by a pole.
2. (nautical) To propel a punt or similar craft by means of a pole.
3. Of a fish, to walk along the seafloor using its fins as limbs.
4. To dropkick; to kick something a considerable distance.
5. (colloquial, intransitive) To equivocate and delay or put off (answering a question, addressing an issue, etc).
6. To retreat from one's objective; to abandon an effort one still notionally supports.
7. (colloquial, intransitive) To make the best choice from a set of non-ideal alternatives.
8. (colloquial, transitive) To eject; to kick out of a place.

Example Sentences

Near-synonym: pontoon

At the dump he emptied the station wagon quickly and only once punted a bag of refuse, exploding it like a pinata at a Mexican Christmas.

He even hated pets—I once saw him punt a cat.

The briefer reported it had been terminated on orders from Secretary Schlesinger, but attributed this to a sense Shamrock produced little, not to the fact it had been discovered. The NSA briefer punted on whether Fort Meade had been reading Americans' private messages, ...

The federal government has punted bringing forward extraordinary immigration powers that just weeks ago it was saying were so urgent they needed to be rushed through the parliament.

Punting: Using svn revert¶ If you decide that you want to throw out your changes and start your edits again (whether this occurs after a conflict or anytime), just revert your changes

The user is punted from the channel, and must rejoin to gain access.

If you want to join this riot, we urge you to! You wont have to worry about being TOSed or reported because there will be no Guides online! So do whatever you want—punt, scroll, tos, just turn AOL into a war zone!

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• punts
• punting
• punted

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