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   bunt

   /bʌnt/

   verb

   • 1. (of a batter) gently tap (a pitched ball) without swinging in an attempt to make it more difficult to field: "he tried to bunt the ball down the first baseline"
   • ▪ (of a batter) help (a base runner) to progress to a further base by bunting a ball: "he bunted Davis to third"
   • 2. push or butt: "Gary bunted her with his head"

   noun

   • 1. an act or result of bunting a pitched ball.
   • 2. an act of flying an aircraft in part of an outside loop.

   Word Origin mid 18th century: probably related to the noun butt1 (the original sense).

   Scrabble Points: 6

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     3

   • U

     1

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