present participle of punt

Alternative form of punty or pontil, a glassblowing tool.

(historical) A former kingdom in the Afar Triangle, Horn of Africa, Africa, in what is now Ethiopia. A country contemporaneous with the Old Kingdom of Egypt, where frankincense, gold, ebony, ivory is found.

(Australian rules football) A kick of the football made whereby the pointy ends of the ball are oriented lengthwise along its trajectory, thereby aiding aerodynamics. Some spin about the lengthwise axis is imparted to help keep that orientation in flight.

(Australian rules football, rugby) A kick made by dropping the ball and kicking it before it touches the ground.

plural of punt returner

(American football) A player on the receiving team whose primary job is to catch the football during a punt and carry the ball.

plural of torpedo punt

plural of drop punt

(chiefly historical) A very large shotgun used in the 19th and early 20th centuries for shooting large numbers of waterfowl for commercial harvesting operations and private sport.