| NOUN | quantity | punt, Irish pound, Irish punt, pound | formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland |
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| artifact | punt | an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole | |
| act | punt, punting | (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground | |
| VERB | contact | punt | kick the ball |
| contact | punt, pole | propel with a pole | |
| competition | punt, bet on, back, gage, stake, game | place a bet on |
| Sounds | pah'nt | |
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| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence. | |
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| Synonyms | Irish pound, Irish punt, pound | |
| Parts | penny | A fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom |
| Broader | Irish monetary unit | monetary unit in Eire |
| Spanish | Irish pound, libra irlandesa | |
| Catalan | lliura irlandesa | |
| Meaning | An open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole. | |
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| Broader | boat | A small vessel for travel on water |
| Spanish | batea | |
| Verbs | punt | propel with a pole |
| Meaning | (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground. | |
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| Synonym | punting | |
| Category | football, football game | Any of various games / games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal |
| Broader | kick, boot, kicking | The act of delivering a blow with the foot |
| Verbs | punt | kick the ball |
| Meaning | Kick the ball. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Category | sport, athletics | An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition |
| Broader | kick | Drive or propel with the foot |
| Nouns | punt, punting | (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground |
| punter | (football) a person who kicks the football by dropping it from the hands and contacting it with the foot before it hits the ground | |
| Meaning | propel with a pole. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "We went punting in Cambridge" | |
| Synonym | pole | |
| Entails | push, force | Move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" |
| Broader | propel, impel | Cause to move forward with force |
| Spanish | empujar con pértiga, navegar con pértiga | |
| Nouns | punt | an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole |
| punter | someone who propels a boat with a pole | |
| Meaning | place a bet on. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s on something | |
| Synonyms | bet on, back, gage, stake, game | |
| Narrower | ante | place one's stake |
| parlay, double up | stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager | |
| Broader | bet, wager, play | stake on the outcome of an issue |
| Spanish | arriesgar, aventurar, invertir | |
| Catalan | joc | |
| Nouns | punter | someone who bets |
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