Meaning of Bunt | Babel Free
bʌntDefinitions
- The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard.
- A surname.
- A push or shove; a butt.
- 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.
- The act of bunting.
- The second half of an outside loop, from level flight to inverted flight.
- 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.
- A fungus (Ustilago foetida) affecting the ear of cereals, filling the grains with a foetid dust.
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
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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