0 past simple and past participle of punt
1 (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.
2 to travel in a punt:
On the season, he converted 24 of 30 field goals (80 percent) with four blocked and punted 62 times for a 41.9-yard average.
The teams punted 45 times, sometimes on first down.
In football, he played defensive line, punted and place kicked.
In those days fullbacks punted and often did the placekicking.
Tech was unable to gain a first down after the penalties, and punted.
On that drive, they stalled around midfield and punted for a touchback.
He also punted six times for a 33.2 average.
In 1961, his first starting season, he snared nine passes and punted with a 40.7 yard average.
