to punt

Examples

• All

• Ten yards further back, and the choice to punt would be obvious.

  Blog text (9)

• The Bulldogs did not punt the ball until the 13:00 mark of the fourth quarter.

  Blog text (11)

• There was really no other option than to punt the ball.

  Blog text (15)

• I almost kicked it like you would punt a football.

  Fiction book (1995)

• We saw Jason step in this year and punt pretty well in the game.

  Blog text (8)

• They're gonna have to punt it away on fourth down.

  Facing the Giants (2006)

• Late in the second quarter, Sooners back to punt on their own 27...

  Lone Star (1996)

• Lebanon was then forced to punt on their next possession.

  Blog text (3)

• Yeah, that's the offense's last opportunity to gain ten yards before they have to punt.

  The Waterboy (1998)

• They decided to punt the ball after failing to gain any yards on their last play.

Synonyms

K

to kick

vsto punt

∞ 1.0

Hit something with the foot, for example a ball in a sport

is a specific method that uses a dropped ball struck before it hits ground

Phrasal Verbs

P

to punt on

• Informal

1 8.2

Delay deciding about something to avoid commitment

H

to have to punt

• Informal

1 9.2

To delay deciding for now because it is difficult or unclear

P

to punt the project

• Informal

8.8

Delay a project to work on more important tasks

Compounds

I

Irish punt

• Literature

8.7

A unit of money used in Ireland before the euro

How Far

to boot

42 3.2

to punt

14 5.9

to kick

∞ 1.0

tap

66 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology