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 smut disease 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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Dan Albano, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2026
McCarthy, the new left fielder, led off with a bunt single and stole second.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
Because there’s swinging and missing, and then there’s bunting and missing, bunting and missing, then bunting foul for strike three.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
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Noun
With the base loaded and one out, Los Alamitos popped up a bunt that third baseman Kimmie McDonnell snagged and alertly tossed to shortstop Mazzotti covering third base for an inning-ending double play.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2026
McCarthy, the new left fielder, led off with a bunt single and stole second.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
Stern bunted the runners to second and third and Natalia Amezquita scored on a fly out from Valladares to make the score 2-0.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
Because there’s swinging and missing, and then there’s bunting and missing, bunting and missing, then bunting foul for strike three.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Bunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bunt. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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