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Verb
/pənt/,
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punts, plural;
  1. (in some gambling card games) Place a bet against the bank

  2. Bet or speculate on something
    • - investors are punting on a takeover
Noun
  1. The basic monetary unit of the Republic of Ireland (until replaced by the euro), equal to 100 Irish pence

  1. kick the ball
  2. Irish pound: formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
  3. an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole
  4. propel with a pole; "pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge"
  5. (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"
  6. bet on: place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"
  7. A punt is a flat-bottomed boat with a square-cut bow, designed for use in small rivers or other shallow water. Punting refers to boating in a punt. The punter generally propels the punt by pushing against the river bed with a pole. ...
  8. A punt in some codes of football, especially American football, rugby league and rugby union, is performed when the ball is kicked without letting it hit the ground first--in contrast to a drop kick. ...
  9. The Land of Punt, also called Pwenet, or Pwene by the ancient Egyptians, (Greek: Φουδ) was a trading partner known for producing and exporting gold, aromatic resins, African blackwood, ebony, ivory, slaves and wild animals.Shaw & Nicholson, p.231. ...
  10. (Punter (football)) A punter (P) in American or Canadian football is a special teams player who receives the snapped ball directly from the line of scrimmage and then punts (kicks) the football to the opposing team so as to limit any field position advantage. ...
  11. (Punter (prostitution)) Prostitution is the act or practice of providing sexual services to another person in return for payment. People who execute such activities are called prostitutes. Prostitution is one of the branches of the sex industry. ...
  12. (Punter (protocol)) Punter is a generic term referring to any of various protocols for file transfer developed in the 1980s by Steve Punter, or their variants.
  13. A pontoon; a narrow shallow boat propelled by a pole; To propel a punt or similar craft by means of a pole
  14. (punter) One who bets (punts) against the bank (banque); One who oars or poles a punt (pontoon); One who punts a football; A customer of a commercial establishment, frequently of a pub or (alternatively) of a prostitute
  15. (Punter) A person who places a bet.
  16. A punter is a bettor, specifically a bettor who takes on sportsbooks or racebooks. The term can be but is rarely used to refer to participants in casino games.
  17. (Punter) Another term for Gambler.
  18. (Punter) British slang for bettor.
  19. (Punter) Customer or consumer.
  20. (Punter) UK term for someone who has a bet ("bettor" in the US).
  21. (Punter) Anyone who places sports bets.
  22. (punter) A bettor or investor.
  23. (Punter) A person who frequents gaming establishments and wagers on games of chance. Also ‘Gambler’ , ‘Player’
  24. (Punter) Bidder or buyer (connotes one who is somewhat uninformed)
  25. (Punter) Brawling, dog-racing-crazy yobbo from Tasmania who retired very early in career and found his place taken by flinty, single-minded Aussie great. Sort of missed.