v., bunt·ed, bunt·ing, bunts.

v.tr.

1. Baseball.
   1. To bat (a pitched ball) by tapping it lightly so that the ball rolls slowly in front of the infielders.
   2. To cause (a base runner) to advance or (a run) to score by bunting.
2. To push or strike with or as if with the head; butt.

v.intr.

1. Baseball. To bunt a pitched ball: The batter squared away to bunt.
2. To butt.

n.

1. Baseball.
   1. The act of bunting.
   2. A bunted ball.
2. A butt with or as if with the head.

[Dialectal, to push, strike.]

bunter bunt'er n.
bunt² (bŭnt)
n.

1. The middle portion of a sail, especially a square one, that is shaped like a pouch to increase the effect of the wind.
2. The pouchlike midsection of a fishing net in which the catch is concentrated.

[Perhaps from Swedish bunt or Danish bundt, both of Low German origin.]

bunt³ (bŭnt)
n.

A smut disease of wheat and other cereal grasses, caused by fungi of the genus Tilletia and resulting in grains filled with foul-smelling, sooty black spores. Also called stinking smut.

[Origin unknown.]

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat

Meaning #2: disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores
  Synonym: stinking smut

Meaning #3: similar to Tilletia caries
  Synonyms: stinking smut, Tilletia foetida

Meaning #4: fungus that destroys kernels of wheat by replacing them with greasy masses of smelly spores
  Synonym: Tilletia caries

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The verb bunt has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance
  Synonym: drag a bunt

Meaning #2: to strike, thrust or shove against, often with head or horns
  Synonym: butt

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - lomme, bug
v. tr. - støde, puffe
v. intr. - stoppe med battet uden at svinge det

2.
n. - lomme

3.
n. - stinkbrand

Nederlands (Dutch)
buik van net/zeil, bepaalde tarweziekte, stootslag (honkbal), kopstoot, rammen, een stootslag geven

Français (French)
1.
n. - coup de la tête, coup de cornes
v. tr. - donner contre (qn, qch) de la tête, donner un coup de corne (en parlant d'un bélier)
v. intr. - (Sport) frapper la balle légèrement (base-ball)

2.
n. - (Naut) partie mal tendue (d'une voile)

3.
n. - (Bot) charbon du blé

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Stoß mit dem Kopf od. mit den Hörnern, (Basketball) kurzer Schlag
v. - mit dem Kopf/den Hörnern stoßen, (Baseball) leicht schlagen

2.
n. - (mar.) Bug, Bauch

3.
n. - (bot.) Weizenbrand

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κουτουλώ, δίνω κουτουλιά, (στο μπέιζμπολ) χτυπώ ελαφρά
n. - σακούλα τράτας, κουτουλιά, (ναυτ.) σταυρογάζι

Italiano (Italian)
vela gonfia, ruggine del granturco, gonfiarsi di vele

Português (Portuguese)
v. - dar chifrada, empurrar, bater a bola (no jogo de beisebol) com pouca força
n. - empurrão (m), tipo (m) de jogada (no beisebol) (Esp.)

Русский (Russian)
удар, толчок, ударить, толкнуть

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - empellón, añublo
v. tr. - dar empellones, golpear ligeramente (la pelota)
v. intr. - dar empellones, golpear ligeramente (la pelota)

2.
n. - barriga (de una vela), barriga de una red

3.
n. - añublo, tizón

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - göra en looping, slå, stöta
n. - buk, strut, framlänges looping

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 顶撞, 短打, 抵撞, 推

2. 推网身, 帆腹

3. 小麦的腥黑穗病, 腥黑穗菌

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 推網身, 帆腹

2.
n. - 小麥的腥黑穗病, 腥黑穗菌

3.
v. tr. - 頂撞, 短打
v. intr. - 頂撞, 短打
n. - 抵撞, 短打, 推

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 받기, 번트
v. tr. - ~을 받다, 번트하다
v. intr. - 받다, 번트하다

2.
n. - 중앙부

3.
n. - 흑수병

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - バントする, 突く
n. - バント, 突き

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينطح بالرأس, (الاسم) مرض يصيب الحنطه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮נגח, חבט בכדור ללא סיבובו (כדור-בסיס)‬
v. intr. - ‮דחף עם הראש או הקרניים‬
n. - ‮נגיחה, חבטה קלה‬
n. - ‮אמצע המיפרש, אמצע הרשת‬
n. - ‮פחמון (מחלת חיטה)‬

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