English Dictionary

punt

/pʌnt/

verb

(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.)

He decided to punt the ball to the opposing team.

意味（1）

(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.)

意味（2）

(soccer) To kick a bouncing ball far and high.

With five minutes remaining Hennessey was down well to block another Vukcevic shot, while Gunter was smartly in to punt away the dangerous loose ball.

意味（3）

(colloquial, intransitive) To equivocate and delay or put off (answering a question, addressing an issue, etc).

The briefer reported it had been terminated on orders from Secretary Schlesinger, but attributed this to a sense Shamrock produced little, not to the fact it had been discovered. The NSA briefer punted on whether Fort Meade had been reading Americans' private messages, ...

意味（4）

To retreat from one's objective; to abandon an effort one still notionally supports.

Punting: Using svn revert¶ If you decide that you want to throw out your changes and start your edits again (whether this occurs after a conflict or anytime), just revert your changes

意味（5）

(colloquial, intransitive) To make the best choice from a set of non-ideal alternatives.

意味（6）

(colloquial, transitive) To eject; to kick out of a place.

The user is punted from the channel, and must rejoin to gain access.