to bunt

Examples

• All

• You have to steal, you have to bunt, you have to sacrifice.

  Moneyball (2011)

• We liked to bunt.

  Fiction book (1998)

• "Because then he can bunt," she once said, "right?"

  Fiction book (1999)

• - You want me to bunt?

  Major League: Back to the Minors (1998)

• I told you to bunt.

  Tapeheads (1988)

• You need to bunt the ball perfectly so Ricardo can get to second base.

  The Perfect Game (2009)

• At the plate, Job learned to bunt one-handed and usually beat the throw to first.

  Fiction book (1998)

• You're not going to bunt and steal your way to winning games.

  Blog text (31)

• If the lead-off hitter gets on, they're gonna bunt.

  A League of Their Own (1992)

• The batter decided to bunt the ball to advance the runner on second base.

Synonyms

D

to drag a bunt

vsto bunt

• Jargon

1 8.0

Hit the ball lightly so it rolls slowly while running toward first base to reach it safely

is a general light controlled hit not focused on moving toward first

Phrasal Verbs

D

to drag a bunt

• Jargon

1 8.0

Hit the ball lightly so it rolls slowly while running toward first base to reach it safely

How Hard

to smash

170 3.3

to drive

39 3.5

to bunt

• Jargon

10 6.3

Surface Forms

Etymology