1
a
: the middle part of a square sail
b
: the part of a furled sail gathered up in a bunch at the center of the yard
2
: the bagging part of a fishing net
bunted; bunting; bunts
1
: to strike or push with or as if with the head : butt
2
: to push or tap (a baseball) lightly with a bat without swinging
: to bunt a baseball
bunter
noun
: a destructive covered smut of wheat caused by a fungus (genus Tilletia)
Examples of bunt in a Sentence
Verb
The batter bunted for a single.
He bunted the ball toward third base.
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Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
On the first pitch from Padres closer Robert Suarez, Rojas was instructed to lay down a bunt.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
Believe it, somebody in modern baseball actually bunted their way on base.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
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Noun
With two on and no outs in the bottom of the seventh and Rizzo crashing in from first base, Kiké Hernández dropped a perfect bunt toward third, a sacrifice the Dodgers were unable to cash in on.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
On the first pitch from Padres closer Robert Suarez, Rojas was instructed to lay down a bunt.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
Verb
In the field, the Yankees also could try to stress Freeman in a way the Padres and New York Mets didn’t, by bunting to him and forcing him to be more involved defensively.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
Believe it, somebody in modern baseball actually bunted their way on base.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
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“Bunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bunt. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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