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bunt

/ bunt /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
(baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat
Type of:
hit hitting striking
Derived:
drag a bunt
Domain:
baseball baseball game ball
noun Sense 2
fungus that destroys kernels of wheat by replacing them with greasy masses of smelly spores
Type of:
smut smut fungus
Has parts:
Tilletia genus Tilletia
noun Sense 3
similar to Tilletia caries
Type of:
smut smut fungus
Has parts:
Tilletia genus Tilletia
noun Sense 4
disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores
Type of:
smut
verb Sense 5
hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance
Type of:
hit
Derived:
bunter
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Domain:
baseball baseball game ball
verb Sense 6
to strike, thrust or shove against, often with head or horns
"He butted his sister out of the way"
Type of:
strike
Derived:
butter
See also:
run into bump into jar against butt against knock against
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
80%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
22
Times Searched
3
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hit hitting striking smut smut fungus strike