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Added 9 October 2026

punt

/pʌnt/ noun

In Latin: scapha Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about punt at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

verb

To propel a punt or similar craft by means of a pole.
Of a fish, to walk along the seafloor using its fins as limbs.

verb

To dropkick; to kick something a considerable distance. To kick a ball dropped from the hands before it hits the ground. To kick a bouncing ball far and high.
To kick a ball dropped from the hands before it hits the ground.
To kick a bouncing ball far and high.

noun

A kick made by a player who drops the ball and kicks it before it hits the ground.

Origin

From Old English punt, from Latin pontō (“Gaulish flat-bottomed boat, pontoon”), from pons (“bridge”); readopted from Middle Low German punte (“ferry boat”) or Middle Dutch ponte (“ferry boat”) of the same origin.

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