Punt

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A narrow shallow boat, square at both ends, traditionally propelled by a pole.

   “Near-synonym: pontoon”

2. fiil To propel a punt or similar craft by means of a pole.
3. fiil Of a fish, to walk along the seafloor using its fins as limbs.
4. fiil To dropkick; to kick something a considerable distance.

   “At the dump he emptied the station wagon quickly and only once punted a bag of refuse, exploding it like a pinata at a Mexican Christmas.”

5. fiil To kick a ball dropped from the hands before it hits the ground. (This puts the ball farther from the goal across which the opposing team is attempting to score, so improves the chances of the team punting.)
6. fiil To kick a bouncing ball far and high.

   “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.”

7. fiil To equivocate and delay or put off (answering a question, addressing an issue, etc).

   “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, ...”

8. fiil To retreat from one's objective; to abandon an effort one still notionally supports.

   “Punting: Using svn revert¶ If you decide that you want to throw out your changes and start your edits again (whether this occurs after a conflict or anytime), just revert your changes”

9. fiil To make the best choice from a set of non-ideal alternatives.
10. fiil To eject; to kick out of a place.

    “The user is punted from the channel, and must rejoin to gain access.”

11. isim A kick made by a player who drops the ball and kicks it before it hits the ground.
12. isim A point in the game of faro.
13. isim The act of playing basset, baccarat, faro, etc.
14. isim A bet or wager.

    “Anyone up for a punt on Randwick?”

15. isim Gambling, as a pastime, especially betting on horseraces or the dogs.

    “Did I actually back a winner and finish in front on the punt?”

16. isim A highly speculative investment or other commitment.

    ““Months ago, copper traders worldwide took a punt that Trump's tariff pitch for their market was real, not bluster.[…]””

17. isim A wild guess.
18. isim The indentation in the base of a wine bottle.
19. isim A thin glass rod which is temporarily attached to a larger piece in order to better manipulate the larger piece.
20. fiil To play basset, baccara, faro, etc.

    “Here it was that, guarded by double doors, Sir Francis smoked cigars, and read Bell’s Life in London, and went to sleep after dinner, when he was not smoking over the billiard-table at his clubs, or punting at the gambling-houses in Saint James’s.”

21. fiil To stake against the bank, to back a horse, to gamble or take a chance more generally

    “She heard […] of his punting at gaming tables.”

22. fiil To make a highly speculative investment or other commitment, or take a wild guess.
23. isim The Irish pound, used as the unit of currency of Ireland until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
24. özel isim A former kingdom in the Horn of Africa, Africa, on the southern shore of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. A country contemporaneous with the Old Kingdom of Egypt, where frankincense, gold, ebony, ivory is found.