Phrase Hound found 15 phrases and 23 compound words that contain punt. The most common are listed below. Open punt in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 15
- punt gunA very large shotgun used in the 19th and early 20th centuries for shooting large numbers of waterfowl for commercial harvesting operations and private sport.
- Land of PuntA former kingdom in the Horn of Africa.
- drop puntA kick made by dropping the ball and kicking it before it touches the ground.
- punt gunsplural of punt gun: A very large shotgun used in the 19th and early 20th centuries for shooting large numbers of waterfowl for commercial harvesting operations and private sport.
- punt poleSynonym of setting pole: A pole, often iron-pointed, used for pushing boats along in shallow water.
- punt protectorThe upback on the punting team.
- punt-outA punt made from the goal line by a player of the side which has made a touchdown to one of his own side for a fair catch, from which an attempt to kick a goal may be made.
- torpedo puntA kick of the football made whereby the pointy ends of the ball are oriented lengthwise along its trajectory, thereby aiding aerodynamics. Some spin about the lengthwise axis is imparted to help keep that orientation in flight.
- punt returnerA player on the receiving team whose primary job is to catch the football during a punt and carry the ball.
- checkside puntbanana kick
- punt polesplural of punt pole: A pole, often iron-pointed, used for pushing boats along in shallow water.
- punt protectorsplural of punt protector: The upback on the punting team.
- punt-outsplural of punt-out: A punt made from the goal line by a player of the side which has made a touchdown to one of his own side for a fair catch, from which an attempt to kick a goal may be made.
- punt returnersplural of punt returner: A player on the receiving team whose primary job is to catch the football during a punt and carry the ball.
- punt into the long grassSynonym of kick into the long grass: To postpone action on something.
Compound words 23
- PuntlandA state of Somalia; a regional state of north-eastern Somalia.
- puntlessWithout a punt.
- puntableannoying, small, or weak in a way that evokes the urge to kick them away like a football
- puntmanA boatman who uses a punt.
- puntsmanAlternative form of puntman: A boatman who uses a punt.
- puntersplural of punter: One who rows or poles a punt or pontoon.
- PuntarenasA city and province of Costa Rica.
- puntaboutA practice-session in rugby in which the ball is kicked between players.
- puntaboutsplural of puntabout: A practice-session in rugby in which the ball is kicked between players.
- punteesplural of puntee: A metal rod used in the glassblowing process. After a glass vessel has been blown to approximate size and the bottom of the piece has been finalized, the rod, which is tipped with a wad of hot glass, is attached to the …