English to English
bunt
(b/@/nt
)
noun (n)
- (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores(noun.state)source: wordnet30
- fungus that destroys kernels of wheat by replacing them with greasy masses of smelly spores(noun.plant)source: wordnet30
- A fungus (Ustilago fœtida) which affects the ear of cereals, filling the grains with a fetid dust; -- also called pepperbrand.(noun)source: webster1913
- The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard.(noun)source: webster1913
- A push or shove; a butt;(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance(verb.contact)source: wordnet30
- To swell out; as, the sail bunts.(verb)source: webster1913
- To strike or push with the horns or head; to butt; as, the ram bunted the boy.(verb)source: webster1913
- To bat or tap (the ball) slowly within the infield by meeting it with the bat without swinging at it.(verb)source: webster1913