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   Punt

   /pənt/

   

   verb

   • 1. kick (the ball) after it is dropped from the hands and before it reaches the ground: "he used to be able to punt a football farther than anyone"
   • ▪ (of an offensive team) turn possession over to the defensive team by punting the ball after failing to make a first down: "the Raiders could get nowhere with their possession, and had to punt"
   • 2. delay in answering or taking action; equivocate: US "he would continue to punt on questions of Medicare"

   noun

   • 1. an act of punting a ball: "Wood failed to cut out a long punt from Nicholas"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: probably from dialect punt ‘push forcibly’. Compare with bunt1.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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