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Entry 6 senses · 5 variants Webster, 1913

Bunt

/(bŭnt)/ · IPA /bʌnt/
01 n. A fungus (Ustilago fœtida) which affects the ear of cereals, filling the grains with a fetid dust; -- also called pepperbrand.
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    A fungus (Ustilago fœtida) which affects the ear of cereals, filling the grains with a fetid dust; -- also called pepperbrand.(Bot.) Also: pepperbrand
02 n. The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard.
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    The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard.(Naut.)
03 n. A push or shove; a butt;
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    A push or shove; a butt;(Baseball)
04 v. i. To swell out; as, the sail bunts.
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    To swell out; as, the sail bunts.(Naut.)
05 v. t. & i. To strike or push with the horns or head; to butt; as, the ram bunted the boy.
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    To strike or push with the horns or head; to butt; as, the ram bunted the boy.
  2. 2.
    To bat or tap (the ball) slowly within the infield by meeting it with the bat without swinging at it.(Baseball)