- punt
- (1) To put off work. (2) To avoid or abandon a situation.
(1) I have a paper due tomorrow, but I'm punting it. (2) The meeting was getting boring, so I punted.
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Punt — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Relieve que describe la llegada de la expedición egipcia al país de Punt en la épca de Hatshepsut. Templo de Deir el Bahari, Egipto … Wikipedia Español
Punt — can mean the following:* A type of boat **Punt (boat), a flat bottomed boat with a square cut bow developed on the River Thames **Norfolk Punt, a type of racing dinghy developed in Norfolk **Cable ferry, known as a punt in Australian English *… … Wikipedia
Punt 2 — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Punt 2 Nombre público Punt 2 Tipo DVB T Programación Generalista Propietario … Wikipedia Español
punt — ● punt nom masculin (anglais punt) Petite embarcation plate pour chasser les canards en mer et dans les estuaires. 1. punt [pœnt] n. m. ÉTYM. 1895, in D. D. L.; mot angl., d après le lat. ponto « bateau de transport gaulois ». ❖ ♦ Rare. Emb … Encyclopédie Universelle
punt — punt1 [punt] n. [< slang of Rugby School, England: ? form of dial. bunt, to strike, kick: see BUNT1] Football a kick in which the ball is dropped and kicked before it hits the ground vt., vi. to kick (a football) in this way punt2 [punt] n.… … English World dictionary
punt — Ⅰ. punt [1] ► NOUN ▪ a long, narrow, flat bottomed boat, square at both ends and propelled with a long pole. ► VERB ▪ travel or convey in a punt. ORIGIN Latin ponto, denoting a flat bottomed ferry boat. Ⅱ. punt [2] … English terms dictionary
punt — punt; punt·latsh; punt·man; rhu·punt; punt·er; … English syllables
Punt — Punt, v. i. 1. To boat or hunt in a punt. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. To punt a football. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Punt — Punt, n. [AS., fr. L. ponto punt, pontoon. See {Pontoon}.] (Naut.) A flat bottomed boat with square ends. It is adapted for use in shallow waters. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Punt — bezeichnet: ein in ägyptischen Quellen beschriebenes Land, siehe Punt (Goldland) ein Spielzug beim American Football, siehe Punt (American Football) ein selbsterklärtes autonomes Gebiet in Somalia, siehe Puntland in der gälischen Sprache das… … Deutsch Wikipedia
punt — UK US /pʌnt/ noun [C] FINANCE ● take a punt on sth Cf. take a punt on sth … Financial and business terms
