punt 2 
(pŭnt) Football
(pŭnt) Football n.
A kick in which the ball is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground.
v. punt·ed, punt·ing, punts
v.tr.
To propel (a ball) by means of a punt.
v.intr.
1. To execute a punt.
2. Informal To cease doing something; give up: Let's punt on this and try something else.
[Perhaps from dialectal punt, to strike, push, perhaps alteration of bunt.]
punter n.