Punt

v. drop-kick a ball, drop a ball and kick it before it touches the ground; gamble, wager

n. drop kick, kick in which one drops the ball and kicks it before it touches ground; type of small flat boat

Punt can mean the following:punt (boat); in Australia a cable ferry.Land of Punt, in Africapunt (football), a way of kicking a ballthe indentation on the bottom of a wine bottlethe Irish word for pound, specifically the Irish poundPunt may also refer to:Jos Punt, a Dutch bishopSteve Punt, a British comedian, of Punt and DennisEl Punt, a Catalan newspaperPunts, an album by Minneapolis-based Todd MentonPunt (software), A World Wind forkPunt may be confused with bunt.
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Noun
1. formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
(synonym) Irish pound, Irish punt, pound
(hypernym) Irish monetary unit
(part-meronym) penny
2. an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole
(hypernym) boat
(derivation) pole
3. (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"
(synonym) punting
(hypernym) kick, boot, kicking
(classification) football, football game
Verb
1. kick the ball
(hypernym) kick
(derivation) punting
(classification) sport, athletics
2. propel with a pole; "pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge"
(synonym) pole
(hypernym) propel, impel
(entail) push, force
3. place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"
(synonym) bet on, back, gage, stake, game
(hypernym) bet, wager, play
(hyponym) ante
(derivation) bettor, better, wagerer, punter

n. point; tip, summit; essence, gist; intention

v. point, nib

(v. t.)
To propel, as a boat in shallow water, by pushing with a pole against the bottom; to push or propel (anything) with exertion.
  

(v. t.)
To kick (the ball) before it touches the ground, when let fall from the hands.
  

(v. i.)
To play at basset, baccara, faro. or omber; to gamble.
  

(n.)
The act of punting the ball.
  

(n.)
Act of playing at basset, baccara, faro, etc.
  

(n.)
A flat-bottomed boat with square ends. It is adapted for use in shallow waters.