(nautical) A pontoon; a narrow shallow boat propelled by a pole.

(nautical) To propel a punt or similar craft by means of a pole. / Of a fish, to walk along the seafloor using its fins as limbs.

(rugby, American football, Australian Rules football, Gaelic football, soccer, transitive, intransitive) To kick a ball dropped from the hands before it hits the ground. (This puts the ball farther from the goal across which the opposing team is attempting to score, so improves the chances of the team punting.)

(rugby, American football, soccer) A kick made by a player who drops the ball and kicks it before it hits the ground.

A point in the game of faro. / The act of playing at basset, baccara, faro, etc. / A bet or wager.

To play at basset, baccara, faro, etc. / (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, UK) To stake against the bank, to back a horse, to gamble or take a chance more generally

The Irish pound, used as the unit of currency of Ireland until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.

plural of punt

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of punt

simple past tense and past participle of punt