bunt
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6.2
- noun
- /bʌnt/
- Jargon
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bunt
- Riley pitches and Baltazar lays down a perfect bunt.
- a sacrifice bunt
- bunt single
- a drag bunt
And each time the finale has been kind of like bunt single, something like that.
- And each time the finale has been kind of like bunt single, something like that.
- I dropped another bunt down for a base sit, and I had another high chopper for a base sit.
Examples
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The sacrifice bunt worked!
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In a safety squeeze, the runner at third waits to see where the bunt is going before heading for home.
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I went from first to home on a bunt single.
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Uh, this man should be-- up, it's a bunt, folks.
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A sacrifice bunt put runners on second and third with one out.
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It's a perfect bunt down the first-base line.
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He had a bunt hit in the opening game of the series.
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A single, a walk, a sacrifice bunt, and two more singles gave the Reds two more runs.
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Joe Jackson (The Citadel) laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt along the first base line to advance the runners.
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The batter executed a perfect bunt that advanced the runner to second base.
How Powerful
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6.2
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bunt for the baseball play may come from an old idea like the English word butt, which means 'to push', because the batter puts the bat in front of the ball and pushes it softly, so a 'bunt' is a gentle, short hit.