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bunt

UK/bʌnt/ US/bʊnt/ uncommon rare
noun (4) verb (2)

noun

1.

(baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat

2.

disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores

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3.
4.

fungus that destroys kernels of wheat by replacing them with greasy masses of smelly spores

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verb

1.

hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance

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2.

to strike, thrust or shove against, often with head or horns

  • “He butted his sister out of the way”
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Origin

Unknown. Perhaps a nasalised variant of butt.

Phrases

  • drag bunt
  • English bunt
  • push bunt
  • sac bunt

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