Bunt — may mean:* Bunt (music), a musical instrument loosely related to the electric guitar, popularised by the cult British pop band Disco Bitch in the mid 1990s. * Bunt (aerobatics), an aerobatic maneuver also known as an outside loop * Bunt… … Wikipedia
Bunt — Bunt, n. [Cf. Sw. bunt bundle, Dan. bundt, G. bund, E. bundle.] (Naut.) The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard. Totten. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bunt — bunt1 [bunt] vt., vi. [< ? ME bounten, to return] 1. [Brit. Dial.] to strike or butt with or as with horns ☆ 2. Baseball to bat (a pitched ball) lightly without swinging so that it rolls within the infield, usually in attempting to advance a… … English World dictionary
bunt|line — «BUHNT LYN, luhn», noun. a rope fastened to the bottom of a sail. It is used to haul the sail up to the yard for furling. ╂[< bunt2 + line1] … Useful english dictionary
Bunt — Bunt, v. i. (Naut.) To swell out; as, the sail bunts. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bunt — 1. noun a) The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard. The bunt of the sail was green. b) A ball that has been intentionally hit softly so as to be difficult to field, sometimes with… … Wiktionary
bunt´er — bunt1 «buhnt», verb, noun. –v.i., v.t. 1. to hit (a baseball) lightly so that the ball goes to the ground and rolls only a short distance: »Andy Seminick bunted into a force play (New York Times). 2. to strike with the head or horns, as a goat… … Useful english dictionary
bunt — bunt1 bunter, n. /bunt/, v.t. 1. (of a goat or calf) to push with the horns or head; butt. 2. Baseball. to bat (a pitched ball) very gently so that it rolls into the infield close to home plate, usually by holding the bat loosely in hands spread… … Universalium
bunt — I [[t]bʌnt[/t]] v. t. 1) (of a goat or calf) to push with the horns or head; butt 2) spo to tap (a pitched baseball) close to home plate, usu. by facing the pitcher and allowing the ball to bounce off the bat 3) anb to push something with the… … From formal English to slang
bunt — I. /bʌnt/ (say bunt) verb (t) 1. to push (something) with the horns or head. 2. Baseball to bat a ball with a half swing so that the ball rolls slowly in front of the infielders. –verb (i) 3. (of a goat or calf) to push with the horns or head. 4 …
