Bunt

Definitions

1. The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard.
   countable, uncountable
2. A surname.
3. A push or shove; a butt.
   countable, uncountable
4. A ball that has been intentionally hit softly so as to be difficult to field, sometimes with a hands-spread batting stance or with a close-hand, choked-up hand position. No swinging action is involved.
   countable, uncountable
5. The act of bunting.
   countable, uncountable
6. The second half of an outside loop, from level flight to inverted flight.
   countable, uncountable
7. Any large pilot-commanded pitch-down motion of an aircraft, often producing negative G-forces and resulting in a large negative change in flightpath angle.
   broadly, countable, uncountable
8. A fungus (Ustilago foetida) affecting the ear of cereals, filling the grains with a foetid dust.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The bunt of the sail⟳ was green.”

“The bunt was fielded cleanly.”

“The manager will likely call⟳ for a bunt here.”

CEFR level