punt
Flat-bottomed vessel
Punt has several distinct meanings.
In football, a punt is a kick where the ball is dropped and struck before it hits the ground: The punter boomed a fifty-yard punt.
In boating, a punt is a flat-bottomed boat propelled by pushing a pole against the riverbed, common on English rivers: punting on the Thames.
To punt also means to postpone or avoid a decision: Let's punt on that question until the next meeting.
In gambling, especially British usage, to punt is to bet: I punted twenty quid on the match.
Foot-delivered strike
- hangtimeDuration aloft
- touchbackEndzone down, offense restarts
- returnerOne who comes back
- gunnerOne who fires artillery
coverage · block · snap · holder · spiral · rugby · drop-kick · boot
With horizontal base
- poledPropelled with staff
- CambridgeUniversity city, two countries
- OxfordHistoric English university town
- gondolaSuspended transport cabin
pole · river · chauffeur · cushions · picnic · tourism · leisure · watercraft
kick
Foot-delivered strike
gunner · coverage · block · snap · holder · spiral · rugby · drop-kick · boot · yardage
flat-bottomed
With horizontal base
- poledPropelled with staff
- CambridgeUniversity city, two countries
- OxfordHistoric English university town
gondola · pole · river · chauffeur · cushions · picnic · tourism · leisure · watercraft · skiff
bet
Risked stake on outcome
speculate · bookmaker · odds · risk · backer · racing · British · casino · chance · longshot
postpone
Delay to later time
dodge · sidestep · procrastinate · table · shelve · decline · kick-the-can · evade · stall · waive
- kick gamessoccer, football, kickball, hacky sack, futsal
- sports slangalley-oop, buzzer beater, clutch, dunk, slam dunk
- youth footballflag football, tackle football, touch football, pee wee football, junior league
- special teamskickoff, field goal, kicker, kick returner, kickoff return
- kicking termsplacekick, drop goal, conversion, field goal, penalty kick
- boatsboat, ship, canoe, kayak, yacht
puntgo for it
Encouragement to attempt
field goal attempt · field goal · touchdown · passing play · run play
- punctuation markWritten symbol guiding reading
- puncture woundInjury from piercing object
- punt returnAdvancing a caught kick
- puncture resistanceCapacity to prevent piercing
- punctuation errorMisplaced or missing marks
- fake puntDisguised offensive play
pungent, puncture, punctual, punctuation, punter, punts, punting, punters, punted