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Word: Bunt
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 18th century: probably related to the noun butt (the original sense)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
bʌnt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a batter) gently tap (a pitched ball) without swinging in an attempt to make it more difficult to field
Short Definition:tap pitched ball without swinging
Examples:- he tried to bunt the ball down the first baseline
- Phil bunted and got to first
Definition:
push or butt
Short Definition:push or butt
Examples:- Gary bunted her with his head
Word: Bunt
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
bʌnt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an act or result of bunting a pitched ball.
Short Definition:act of bunting pitched ball
Definition:
an act of flying an aircraft in part of an outside loop.
Short Definition:outside loop
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