1
a
: the middle part of a square sail
b
: the part of a furled sail gathered up in a bunch at the center of the yard
2
: the bagging part of a fishing net
bunted; bunting; bunts
1
: to strike or push with or as if with the head : butt
2
: to push or tap (a baseball) lightly with a bat without swinging
: to bunt a baseball
bunter
noun
: a destructive covered smut of wheat caused by a fungus (genus Tilletia)
Examples of bunt in a Sentence
Verb
The batter bunted for a single.
He bunted the ball toward third base.
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
Then, with one out, rookie Ryan Ritter laid down a beautiful bunt on a suicide squeeze to score Arcia.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 18 June 2025
Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
Roger Clemens first came off the bench for the Astros (to bunt as a pinch hitter) and then out of the bullpen (for the first time in 21 years) to toss the final three scoreless innings for Houston.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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Noun
Pedro Pagés placed a bunt down the third-base line.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
Then, with one out, rookie Ryan Ritter laid down a beautiful bunt on a suicide squeeze to score Arcia.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 18 June 2025
Verb
With two runners on and one out Thursday, Bernau initially tried to bunt.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
Roger Clemens first came off the bench for the Astros (to bunt as a pinch hitter) and then out of the bullpen (for the first time in 21 years) to toss the final three scoreless innings for Houston.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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“Bunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bunt. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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