punt

1. (nautical) To propel a punt or similar craft by means of a pole.

1. To dropkick; to kick something a considerable distance.intransitivetransitive

2. To dropkick; to kick something a considerable distance.Examples: "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."

3. (colloquial, intransitive) To equivocate and delay or put off (answering a question, addressing an issue, etc).Examples: "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, ..."; "The federal government has punted bringing forward extraordinary immigration powers that just weeks ago it was saying were so urgent they needed to be rushed through the parliament."colloquialintransitive

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

5. (colloquial, transitive) To eject; to kick out of a place.Examples: "The user is punted from the channel, and must rejoin to gain access."; "If you want to join this riot, we urge you to! You wont have to worry about being TOSed or reported because there will be no Guides online! So do whatever you want—punt, scroll, tos, just turn AOL into a war zone!"colloquialtransitive

1. (rugby, American football, soccer) A kick made by a player who drops the ball and kicks it before it hits the ground.

1. (Australia) Gambling, as a pastime, especially betting on horseraces or the dogs.Examples: "Did I actually back a winner and finish in front on the punt?"; "Wishing you all happy new year and a prosperous one on the punt."Australia

2. (glassblowing) A thin glass rod which is temporarily attached to a larger piece in order to better manipulate the larger piece.

1. (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, UK) To stake against the bank, to back a horse, to gamble or take a chance more generallyExamples: "She heard […] of his punting at gaming tables."; "Whether you want to gamble on a horse race, bet on which player will score first in a game of football, have a punt on a particular tennis player winning a grand slam event, you are buying a chance, a chance which is measured in terms of probability, ‘the odds’."; "Eriksson's men still worth a punt"AustraliaIrelandNew-ZealandUK

2. (figuratively) To make a highly speculative investment or other commitment, or take a wild guess.figuratively