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Word entry · 4 letters

punt

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"Fourth-down kick"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /pʌnt/Part of speech noun, verbSorted nptuStarts with PEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
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"Fourth-down kick"2 answers
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Filled answer is this word (PUNT).

Definitions

  1. (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground

Word origin

From Old English punt, from Latin pontō (“Gaulish flat-bottomed boat, pontoon”), from pons (“bridge”); readopted from Middle Low German punte (“ferry boat”) or Middle Dutch ponte (“ferry boat”) of the same origin.

Used in a sentence

  • Near-synonym: pontoon
  • At the dump he emptied the station wagon quickly and only once punted a bag of refuse, exploding it like a pinata at a Mexican Christmas.
  • He even hated pets—I once saw him punt a cat.

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