0 a long, narrow boat with a flat bottom and square ends, moved by a person standing at one end and pushing on the bottom of a river with a pole
1 a way of kicking the ball in rugby or American football, by dropping it from your hands and kicking it before it hits the ground, or a powerful kick in football that causes the ball to go a long way
2 to risk money by buying or supporting something, in the hope of making or winning more money:
It might be a good idea to take a punt on a few technology stocks.
3 the standard unit of money used in Ireland before the introduction of the euro
4 (in rugby or American football) to kick the ball after you have dropped it from your hands and before it touches the ground, or (in football) to kick the ball powerfully so that it goes a long way
We were running out of time, so we decided to punt the sightseeing and just go shopping.
5 to travel in a punt:
6 (in football) to kick the ball after you have dropped it from your hands and before it touches the ground
7 to invest money in something:
It might be a good idea to take a punt on a few internet technology stocks.
Why does he make a distinction between, on the one hand, punts or canoes, which he contemplates being able to use waterways, and, on the other hand, sailing boats?
The club supports two traditional water sports - skiffing and punting.
Three of those ended with turnovers (2 fumbles, 1 interception), four ending with punts, one with a turnover on downs, and one touchdown.
Durdan, who showed his all-around skill by rushing for 54 yards and a touchdown, passing, and punting, was named the game's most valuable player.
He was a versatile player, starting at safety on defense and halfback on offense, as well as punting, placekicking, and returning punts and kickoffs.
Neither team scored in the third quarter, and all drives ended in punts.
In that game he recorded three blocked punts, all of which occurred during the second quarter of the game.
He also returned 14 punts in 1985 for 120 yards, an average of 8.6 yards per return.
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