Punting — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground

kick the ball

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈʌntɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈʌntɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈʌntɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈʌntɪŋ/.

Examples

the punt traveled 50 yards
punting is an important part of the game
pole barges on the river

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pole game back stake bet on punt gage

Parts of Speech

noun	(football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground “the punt traveled 50 yards”
verb	kick the ball
verb	propel with a pole “pole barges on the river”
verb	place a bet on “Which horse are you backing?”

Word Forms

punt	verb	kick the ball
punt	noun	(football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground
punter	noun	(football) a person who kicks the football by dropping it from the hands and contacting it with the foot before it hits the ground
punting	noun	(football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground
pole	noun	a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
stake	noun	the money risked on a gamble
gaming	noun	the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Stochern

(Fußball) ein Tritt, bei dem der Fußball aus den Händen geworfen und getreten wird, bevor er den Boden berührt

🇫🇷French

barque

(football) un coup de pied dans lequel le ballon est lâché des mains et frappé avant qu'il ne touche le sol

🇪🇸Spanish

remar

(fútbol) una patada en la que el balón se deja caer de las manos y se patea antes de que toque el suelo

🇮🇹Italian

andare in barca

(calcio) un calcio in cui il pallone viene lasciato cadere dalle mani e calciato prima che tocchi terra

🇳🇱Dutch

punteren

(voetbal) een trap waarbij de voetbal uit de handen valt en wordt getrapt voordat deze de grond raakt

🇷🇺Russian

катание на лодке

(футбол) удар, при котором футбольный мяч выпадает из рук и наносится ногой до того, как он коснется земли.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पाउंटिंग

(फ़ुटबॉल) एक किक जिसमें फ़ुटबॉल को ज़मीन पर छूने से पहले हाथों से गिरा दिया जाता है और किक मारी जाती है

🇮🇳Tamil

குத்துதல்

(கால்பந்து) ஒரு உதை, அதில் கால்பந்தானது கைகளில் இருந்து கைவிடப்பட்டு, அது தரையைத் தொடும் முன் உதைக்கப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

పంటింగ్

(ఫుట్‌బాల్) ఒక కిక్, దీనిలో ఫుట్‌బాల్‌ను చేతుల నుండి పడవేసి, అది నేలను తాకే ముందు తన్నాడు

🇮🇳Marathi

पंटिंग

(फुटबॉल) एक किक ज्यामध्ये फुटबॉल हातातून खाली सोडला जातो आणि जमिनीला स्पर्श करण्यापूर्वी लाथ मारली जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

પન્ટિંગ

(ફૂટબોલ) એક કિક જેમાં ફૂટબોલને હાથમાંથી છોડવામાં આવે છે અને તે જમીનને સ્પર્શે તે પહેલાં લાત મારવામાં આવે છે.

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಂಟಿಂಗ್

(ಫುಟ್‌ಬಾಲ್) ಒಂದು ಕಿಕ್, ಇದರಲ್ಲಿ ಫುಟ್‌ಬಾಲ್ ಅನ್ನು ಕೈಗಳಿಂದ ಬೀಳಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಅದು ನೆಲವನ್ನು ಮುಟ್ಟುವ ಮೊದಲು ಒದೆಯುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പണ്ടിംഗ്

(ഫുട്ബോൾ) ഒരു കിക്ക്, അതിൽ ഫുട്ബോൾ കൈകളിൽ നിന്ന് താഴെയിട്ട് നിലത്ത് തൊടുന്നതിനുമുമ്പ് ചവിട്ടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੰਟਿੰਗ

(ਫੁੱਟਬਾਲ) ਇੱਕ ਕਿੱਕ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਫੁੱਟਬਾਲ ਨੂੰ ਹੱਥਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਛੱਡ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਨੂੰ ਛੂਹਣ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਲੱਤ ਮਾਰ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ।

🇵🇰Urdu

پنٹنگ

(فٹ بال) ایک کک جس میں فٹ بال کو ہاتھوں سے گرا دیا جاتا ہے اور زمین کو چھونے سے پہلے لات ماری جاتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

踢球

（足球）一种踢球，足球从手中掉落并在接触地面之前被踢出

🇯🇵Japanese

パンティング

(フットボール) サッカーボールを手から落とし、地面に触れる前に蹴るキック

🇰🇷Korean

펀팅

(축구) 축구공을 손에서 떨어뜨려 땅에 닿기 전에 차는 발차기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đánh cá bằng thuyền đáy bằng

(bóng đá) cú đá trong đó quả bóng được thả khỏi tay và đá trước khi chạm đất

🇹🇭Thai

ถ่อ

(ฟุตบอล) การเตะที่ฟุตบอลหลุดจากมือและเตะก่อนที่จะสัมผัสพื้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengayuh

(Sepak bola) tendangan di mana sepak bola dijatuhkan dari tangan dan ditendang sebelum menyentuh tanah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ركلة

(كرة القدم) ركلة يتم فيها إسقاط كرة القدم من اليدين وركلها قبل أن تلمس الأرض

🇮🇷Persian

سوراخ کردن

(فوتبال) ضربه ای که در آن توپ فوتبال قبل از تماس با زمین از دست ها انداخته می شود.

🇹🇷Turkish

bahis

(futbol) futbolun elden düşürülerek yere değmeden vurulduğu vuruş

🇮🇱Hebrew

חבטות

(כדורגל) בעיטה שבה הכדורגל נשמט מהידיים ובועט לפני שהוא נוגע בקרקע

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The primary meaning of 'punting' is '(football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground'.

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Using 'punting' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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