Punt | Mean of punt in English Dictionary

/ˈpʌnt/

• Verb
• to drop a ball and kick it before it touches the ground in sports like American football and rugby
1. The kicker punted the ball 40 yards.
2. They punted from midfield.
• to avoid dealing with a problem or answering a question
1. The legislature has punted on important issues like health-care funding and tax reform.
2. The judges are punting the decision to Congress. [=the judges are not making the decision themselves and are saying that Congress should decide]
• Noun
• a kick made by dropping a ball and kicking it before it touches the ground
1. a 40-yard punt

• a long, thin boat with a flat bottom and square ends that is moved by pushing a long pole against the bottom of a river, canal, etc.
• Verb
• to go on a river, canal, etc. in a long, thin boat (called a punt)
1. Do you want to go punting tomorrow?
• Noun
• the basic unit of money used in the Republic of Ireland before the euro