verb / noun
bunt
BUNT/bʌnt/
To propel something with a gentle short push.
The batter bunts the pitch gently toward the third baseman.
Etymology
Bunt earlier described a goat or calf striking with its head or horns. In baseball, it names contact with the bat without a full swing; the word's deeper ancestry remains uncertain.
In context
if they're going to bunt the ball you have to be able to get an out
More examples
- A careful bunt advanced the runner to second base.
- The calf bunted its mother's flank with its head.
- She held the bat steady and bunted rather than swinging.
Forms
bunt · bunts · bunted · bunting
Similar words
- hit
- Any strike, while bunt is a controlled short push or tap.