Definitions for: Bunt


[n] the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat
[n] fungus that destroys kernels of wheat by replacing them with greasy masses of smelly spores
[n] similar to Tilletia caries
[n] disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores
[v] to strike, thrust or shove against, often with head or horns; "He butted his sister out of the way."
[v] hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance



Webster (1913) Definition: Bunt, n. (Bot.)
A fungus (Ustilago f[oe]tida) which affects the ear of
cereals, filling the grains with a fetid dust; -- also called
pepperbrand.


Bunt, n. [Cf. Sw. bunt bundle, Dan. bundt, G. bund, E.
bundle.] (Naut.)
The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a
furled sail which is at the center of the yard. --Totten.


Bunt, v. i. (Naut.)
To swell out; as, the sail bunts.


Bunt, v. t. & i.
To strike or push with the horns or head; to butt; as, the
ram bunted the boy.


Bunt, n.
A push or shove; a butt; specif. (Baseball), the act of
bunting the ball.


Bunt, v. t. & i. (Baseball)
To bat or tap (the ball) slowly within the infield by meeting
it with the bat without swinging at it.

Synonyms: butt, drag a bunt, stinking smut, stinking smut, Tilletia caries, Tilletia foetida

See Also: ball, baseball, baseball game, bump into, butt against, genus Tilletia, hit, hit, hitting, jar against, knock against, run into, smut, smut, smut fungus, strike, striking, Tilletia

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