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bunts, 3rd person singular present; bunting, present participle; bunted, past tense; bunted, past participle;
  1. (of a batter) Gently tap (a pitched ball) without swinging in an attempt to make it more difficult to field
    • - the batter tried to bunt the ball down the first baseline
    • - Phil bunted and got to first
  2. (of a batter) Help (a base runner) to progress to a further base by tapping a ball in such a way
    • - he bunted Davis to third
  3. (of a person or animal) Butt with the head or horns
    • - he bunted her with his head
Noun
  1. The baggy center of a fishing net or a sail

  1. (bunt) (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat
  2. (bunt) hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance
  3. (bunt) disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores
  4. (bunt) butt: to strike, thrust or shove against; "He butted his sister out of the way"; "The goat butted the hiker with his horns"
  5. (bunt) similar to Tilletia caries
  6. Bunt (also spelled 'Bant' in former english usage,ಬಂಟರ ', ಬಂತವರು ', തുളുനാട് ക്ഷത്രിയൻ ') or Tulunad Kshatriya''' are a Hindu community of erstwhile nobility, feudals and gentry from the region of Tulu Nadu in the south west of India which comprises the districts of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada in ...
  7. (Bunt (music)) A bunt is a musical instrument loosely related to the electric guitar, popularised by the cult British pop band Disco Bitch in the mid-1990s. The Bunt was first utilised by proto-grunge outfit Balooon Samwidge between 1991-92. ...
  8. (Bunt (sail)) The bunt of a sail is the middle part of it, which is purposely formed into a kind of curved bag, or cavity, so that the sail might receive more wind. It is chiefly used in top sails, for courses are for the most part cut square, or at least with a small allowance, for bunt or compass.
  9. (The Bunt) The Buntingford Branch Line was a railway in Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom. It ran between the village of St Margarets and the town of Buntingford. It branched off what is now known as the Hertford East Branch Line.
  10. (bunt) The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard; A ball that has been intentionally hit softly so as to be difficult to field, sometimes with a hands-spread batting stance or with a close-hand, choked-up hand position. ...
  11. (BUNT) The middle of a sail.
  12. (Bunt) A batted ball not swung at, but tapped intentionally within the infield. Bunts are often used to advance base runners.
  13. (bunt) an attempt by the batter to tap the ball with a stationary bat instead of swinging at it; the bat is lowered to the flight of the ball, parallel to the ground
  14. (Bunt) A ball, struck with the bat with the intention of dropping or rolling it onto fair ground and only a short distance, forcing the infielders to hurry the play to throw out the runner. It is used chiefly to advance runners who already are on bases. ...
  15. (Bunt) A controlled shot struck more for accuracy than distance; usually follows a low trajectory and runs a long way after hitting the ground. Nick Faldo and Lee Trevino are two accomplished golfers who bunt the ball to avoid the wind or to make sure the ball finds the fairway. ...
  16. (Bunt) A pushover maneuver.
  17. (Bunt) A soft hit that is accomplished by holding the bat in a static position over home plate.
  18. (Bunt) The act of tapping the ball gently into the infield with a loosely held bat.
  19. (Bunt) a soft hit produced by squaring around or dropping the back foot and sliding a hand down the barrel of the bat.
  20. (bunt) (2h)[A], DPO up, NDPO down, FOs away. Hands are held as if holding a bat, but about 6 inches apart and then move away from body in unison in a sharp restrained movement.
  21. (bunt) To hit a shot intentionally short.
  22. (bunt) a disease caused by a member of the order Tilletiales, especially species of Tilletia.
  23. (bunt) middle of sail, fish-net or cloth when slack
  24. (bunt) v Bend 2000 Winter GC&SU student Bunt over and shake it.