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Rarebunt
The correct spelling is bunt.
How to pronounce bunt
noun
Say it like: Bun-t
The correct spelling is bunt. The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard. For example: "The bunt of the sail was green."
Usage Examples
“The bunt of the sail was green.”
“The bunt was fielded cleanly.”
“The manager will likely call for a bunt here.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard.
- 2.A push or shove; a butt.
- 3.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.
- 4.The act of bunting.
- 5.The second half of an outside loop, from level flight to inverted flight.
verb
- 1.To push with the horns; to butt.
- 2.To spring or rear up.
- 3.To intentionally hit softly with a hands-spread batting stance.
- 4.To intentionally hit a ball softly with a hands-spread batting stance.
- 5.To perform (the second half of) an outside loop.
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