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punt

10 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) punt (noun)
  2. 2) punt (verb)
  3. 3) punt (verb)
  4. 4) punt (verb)
  5. 5) punt (noun)
  6. 6) punt (noun)
  7. Punt (geographical name)
  8. punt formation (noun)
  9. punt gun (noun)
  10. galley punt (noun)

1punt

noun \ˈpənt\

Definition of PUNT

: a long narrow flat-bottomed boat with square ends usually propelled with a pole

Origin of PUNT

Middle English *punt, from Old English, from Latin ponton-, ponto
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with PUNT

blunt, brunt, bunt, front, grunt, hunt, Lunt, runt, shunt, strunt, stunt, want, wont

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