—punt /pʌnt/
noun [C] (ALSO Irish pound) (MONEY)
► F0 the standard unit of money used in Ireland before the introduction of the euroThesaurus+: ↑Currenciesnoun [C] (BOAT)
► F0 a long, narrow boat with a flat bottom and a square area at each end, moved by a person standing on one of the square areas and pushing a long pole against the bottom of the riverThesaurus+: ↑Boats and sailing craft , ↑Passenger, cargo and military shipsnoun [C] (KICK)
► F0 a way of kicking the ball in rugby or American football, by dropping it from your hands and kicking it before it hits the ground, or a powerful kick in football that causes the ball to go a long wayThesaurus+: ↑American football , ↑General terms used in ball sportsThesaurus+: ↑Rugby , ↑General terms used in ball sportsnoun [C] INFORMAL (RISK)
take a punt on sth► F0 to risk money by buying or supporting something, in the hope of making or winning more money: » It might be a good idea to take a punt on a few technology stocks.verb (KICK) ↑Verb Endings for punt
F0 [T] (in rugby or American football) to kick the ball after you have dropped it from your hands and before it touches the ground, or (in football) to kick the ball powerfully so that it goes a long way
Thesaurus+: ↑American football , ↑General terms used in ball sportsThesaurus+: ↑Rugby , ↑General terms used in ball sportsF0 [T] US INFORMAL If you punt something, you decide not to do or include it:
» We were running out of time, so we decided to punt the sightseeing and just go shopping.Thesaurus+: ↑Refusing and rejectingverb [I or T] (BOAT) ↑Verb Endings for punt
► F0 to travel in a punt: » We punted up the river.» It's a lovely afternoon - let's go punting.Thesaurus+: ↑Sailing, yachting and canoeing- input
- inquest
- inquire
- inquire after sb
- inquire into sth
- inquirer
- inquire within
- inquiring
- inquiringly
- inquiry
- inquisition
- inquisitive
- inquisitively
- inquisitiveness
- inquisitor
- inquisitorial
- inquorate
- in real terms
- in repertory
- in residence
- in-residence
- in respect of sth
- in retrospect
- in return
- in reverse