BUNT

bunt

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

bunt, Tilletia caries

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

bunt, stinking smut, Tilletia foetida

(noun) similar to Tilletia caries

bunt, stinking smut

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

butt, bunt

(verb) to strike, thrust or shove against; “He butted his sister out of the way”; “The goat butted the hiker with his horns”

bunt, drag a bunt

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

bunt (plural bunts)

(nautical) The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard.

A push or shove; a butt.

(baseball, softball) A ball that has been intentionally hit softly so as to be difficult to field, sometimes with a hands-spread batting stance or with a close-hand, choked-up hand position. No swinging action is involved.

(baseball, softball) The act of bunting.

(aviation) The second half of an outside loop, from level flight to inverted flight.

A fungus (Ustilago foetida) affecting the ear of cereals, filling the grains with a foetid dust; pepperbrand.

Coordinate terms

• (specific part of a sail): clew

• (baseball, softball): sacrifice bunt, slash bunt, swinging bunt, squeeze, safety squeeze, suicide squeeze

Verb

bunt (third-person singular simple present bunts, present participle bunting, simple past and past participle bunted)

To push with the horns; to butt.

To spring or rear up.

(transitive, baseball) To intentionally hit softly with a hands-spread batting stance.

(intransitive, baseball) To intentionally hit a ball softly with a hands-spread batting stance.

(intransitive, aviation) To perform (the second half of) an outside loop.

(intransitive, nautical) To swell out.

(rare, of a cat) To headbutt affectionately.

Proper noun

Bunt (plural Bunts)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bunt is the 20648^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1282 individuals. Bunt is most common among White (92.04%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary

Bunt, n. (Bot.)

Definition: A fungus (Ustilago foetida) which affects the ear of cereals, filling the grains with a fetid dust; -- also called pepperbrand.

Bunt, n. Etym: [Cf. Sw. bunt bundle, Dan. bundt, G. bund, E. bundle.] (Naut.)

Definition: The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard. Totten.

Bunt, v. i. (Naut.)

Definition: To swell out; as, the sail bunts.

Bunt, v. t. & i.

Definition: To strike or push with the horns or head; to butt; as, the ram bunted the boy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition