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1. An open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole
    
2. (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground
   "the punt travelled 50 yards";
   - punting
    
3. Formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
   - Irish pound, Irish punt, pound
    
4. [Brit, informal] An act of gambling
   - bet, wager, flutter [Brit, informal]

1. (sport) kick the ball
    
2. Propel with a pole
   "We went punting in Cambridge";
   - pole
    
3. Gamble on something
   - bet on, back, gage [archaic], stake, game

Derived forms: punted, punting, punts

See also: bet

Type of: bet, boat, boot [informal], gambling, gaming, impel, Irish monetary unit, kick, kicking, play, propel, wager

Encyclopedia: Punt, Steve