bunted
Tapped without swinging
Bunted is the past tense of bunt, most commonly encountered in baseball where it describes a batting technique of letting the ball hit a loosely held bat rather than swinging at it.
The aim is to tap the ball gently into play, typically to advance a runner.
He bunted the ball down the third-base line.
Outside baseball, bunted can mean pushed or butted with the head or horns, as an animal might do.
Baseball's inner diamond
- pitcherPouring vessel or hurler
- catcherMasked diamond position
- squeeze playCoercive tactical maneuver
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
foul · fair · diamond · glove · throw · fielder's choice · double play · force out
Coercive tactical maneuver
- suicide squeezeBunt with runner charging home
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- team playCoordinated group effort
- signalMessage-conveying cue
infield
Baseball's inner diamond
- pitcherPouring vessel or hurler
- catcherMasked diamond position
- squeeze playCoercive tactical maneuver
sacrifice · foul · fair · diamond · glove · throw · fielder's choice · double play · force out · tag
squeeze play
Coercive tactical maneuver
- suicide squeezeBunt with runner charging home
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- team playCoordinated group effort
precision
Accuracy of measurement
execution · soft hands · deadening · placement · contact · grip · stance · hand-eye · cushioning · timing
- sacrifice buntIntentional out advancing baserunners
- baby buntingHooded infant sleeping garment
- sac buntIntentional out advancing runners
- drag buntSurprise infield grounder attempt
- fake buntBatter fakes sacrifice, swings
- snow buntingSmall Arctic passerine