bunt Meaning & Definition
What Does Bunt Mean?
Bunt is used as a noun meaning The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard. It is also used to mean A push or shove; a butt. As a verb, it means To push with the horns; to butt. As a verb, it means (of a cat) To headbutt affectionately.
Quick Facts About Bunt
| Part of speech | noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /bʌnt/ |
| Synonyms | butt, stinking smut and drag a bunt |
| Plural | bunts |
| Verb forms | bunts, bunting, bunted |
Bunt Definition (Noun)
- The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard.
The bunt of the sail was green.
- A push or shove; a butt.
- 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.
The bunt was fielded cleanly.
- The act of bunting.
The manager will likely call for a bunt here.
- The second half of an outside loop, from level flight to inverted flight. Any large pilot-commanded pitch-down motion of an aircraft, often producing negative G-forces and resulting in a large negative change in flightpath angle.
- Any large pilot-commanded pitch-down motion of an aircraft, often producing negative G-forces and resulting in a large negative change in flightpath angle.
- A fungus (Ustilago foetida) affecting the ear of cereals, filling the grains with a foetid dust.
Bunt as a Verb
- To push with the horns; to butt.
- To spring or rear up.
- To intentionally hit softly with a hands-spread batting stance.
Jones bunted the ball.
- To intentionally hit a ball softly with a hands-spread batting stance.
Jones bunted.
- To perform (the second half of) an outside loop.
- To swell out.
The sail bunts.
- To headbutt affectionately.
Noun
- 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.
Verb
- (of a cat) To headbutt affectionately.
Synonyms of Bunt
Bunt synonyms and antonyms →Bunt in a Sentence
The bunt of the sail was green.
The bunt was fielded cleanly.
The manager will likely call for a bunt here.
Jones bunted the ball.
Jones bunted.
The sail bunts.
We had heard that there was an elite group of three or four pilots in Jodhpur called the "Bunt Club", who had successfully bunted their aircraft - that is, carried out the second half of an outside loop. In the Bunt, you pushed the nose down, past the vertical and still further, until you were in horizontal inverted flight, and came out on the other side and rolled it out.
Word Forms & Grammar
bunt (countable and uncountable, plural bunts)
bunt (third-person singular simple present bunts, present participle bunting, simple past and past participle bunted)
Words That Rhyme With Bunt
Origin of Bunt
Unknown. Perhaps a nasalised variant of butt.
Quick Answers About Bunt
Is bunt a noun or a verb?
Bunt is mainly used as a noun, but it can also be used as a verb.
What is another word for bunt?
Close synonyms of bunt are butt, stinking smut and drag a bunt. See the full list of bunt synonyms and antonyms.
What is the plural of bunt?
The plural of bunt is bunts.
What is the past tense of bunt?
The past tense of bunt is bunted. The present participle is bunting.