Bunt (Verb)
Meaning 1
Hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The batter attempted to bunt the ball, trying to beat the throw to first base.
- The coach signaled for the player to bunt on the next pitch to advance the runner.
- The shortstop fielded the bunt cleanly and threw the runner out by a step.
- The umpire called it a foul bunt, putting the batter back in a two-strike deficit.
- The contact was solid, but the batter's bunt only traveled a few feet in front of home plate.
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Meaning 2
To strike, thrust or shove against; "He butted his sister out of the way"; "The goat butted the hiker with his horns".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The angry ram butted the farm worker with its curved horns.
- A territorial buck butted the younger deer away from the food source.
- The fierce bull butted its handler to the ground with one swift motion.
- A playful kid butted its mother's side with its soft head to initiate play.
- An aggressive billy goat butted the visitor who entered its enclosure.