Word a Day
punt
What does punt mean?
punt (verb): to kick a ball dropped from the hands before it hits the ground.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce punt?
/pʌnt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Words related to punt
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “punt” mean?
to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
Not quite: that's what dedicate means.
to promise intensely that something is true; to strongly assert
Not quite: that's what swear means.
to kick a ball dropped from the hands before it hits the ground
Right! That's what “punt” means.
to move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on
Not quite: that's what proceed means.
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