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to punt

to punt

4 7.6
To bet money on the result of a sports event
  • verb
  • /pʌnt/
  • UK
translation icon : apostar
  • Gambling experts recommend that you should never punt on a game without doing your research first.

I'm like, hey, hey, Chris, you ever want hey, you going to punt it all this week?

Examples

  • Many fans decided to punt on their team's upcoming match, hoping for a big payday if they win.

  • Before the big game, he chose to punt on a few bets from his friends to see who would score first.

  • If they don't get it, they just punt it away anyway.

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  • Considering neither team punted in the first half, it was clear that there.

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  • I'd rather punt on this question and just ask, again, if classlessness is a goal of the left.

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  • I chase properly priced attention, and I completely punt overpriced attention.

  • I chase properly priced attention and I completely punt overpriced attention.

  • "That's the sound of publishers punting on the issue.

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  • The Marlins essentially punted at least two years and possibly more in order to gain potential for those future seasons.

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  • Lincoln punted on Frederick Douglass a couple of times, but he got there in the end.

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Synonyms

to bet
vsto punt
568 1.5

To risk money on the result of an event

is used especially for sporting event outcomes rather than any event
to play
vsto punt
495 4.2

Risk money by betting to try to win more

is used especially for sporting event outcomes rather than casual gambling
to bet on
vsto punt
96 3.7

To risk money guessing which result will happen

is used especially for sporting event outcomes rather than general predictions
to stake
vsto punt
56 5.3

To risk money or something valuable on the result of an event

is used mainly for sporting event monetary risks rather than nonmonetary ones
to wager
vsto punt
20 4.4

To risk money on the result of a game or event

is used especially for sporting event outcomes rather than general contests
to take a gamble
vsto punt
7 4.2

To do something risky hoping to get a good result

is used especially for placing monetary risks on sporting event results

Phrasal Verbs

to punt on
  • Informal
1 8.2

Delay deciding about something to avoid commitment

to have to punt
  • Informal
1 9.2

To delay deciding for now because it is difficult or unclear

to punt the project
  • Informal
8.8

Delay a project to work on more important tasks

Compounds

Irish punt
  • Literature
8.7

A unit of money used in Ireland before the euro

How Risky

to punt
  • UK
4 7.6
to wager
20 4.4

Surface Forms

punt infinitive
punted past
punted past participle
punting present participle
punts third person singular

Etymology

Punt (verb, to bet) is informal slang for 'to bet' or 'to take a chance', and a helpful way to remember it is to think of making a single small gamble. So to punt on a game is to risk money on a result.