punt

9 definitions • 5 examples

a long, narrow boat with a flat bottom and square ends, moved by a person standing at one end and pushing on the bottom of a river with a pole

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 way

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.

the standard unit of money used in Ireland before the introduction of the euro

(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

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.

to travel in a punt:

We punted up the river.

It's a glorious afternoon - let's go punting.

(in football) to kick the ball after you have dropped it from your hands and before it touches the ground

to invest money in something:

It might be a good idea to take a punt on a few internet technology stocks.