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Detailed Synonyms for bunt in English

bunt:

bunt [the ~] noun

  1. the bunt
    – (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat 1
    the bunt
    – (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat 1
  2. the bunt
    – fungus that destroys kernels of wheat by replacing them with greasy masses of smelly spores 1
    the Tilletia caries; the bunt
    – fungus that destroys kernels of wheat by replacing them with greasy masses of smelly spores 1
  3. the bunt
    – similar to Tilletia caries 1
    the bunt; the stinking smut; the Tilletia foetida
    – similar to Tilletia caries 1
  4. the bunt
    – disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores 1
    the stinking smut; the bunt
    – disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores 1

bunt verb

  1. bunt
    – to strike, thrust or shove against 1
    butt; bunt
    – to strike, thrust or shove against 1
    • butt verb
      • He butted his sister out of the way1
      • The goat butted the hiker with his horns1
    • bunt verb
  2. bunt
    – hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance 1
    bunt; drag a bunt
    – hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance 1

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Related Definitions for "bunt":

  1. (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat1
  2. fungus that destroys kernels of wheat by replacing them with greasy masses of smelly spores1
  3. similar to Tilletia caries1
  4. disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores1
  5. to strike, thrust or shove against1
  6. hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance1

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