verb
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To propel a punt or similar craft by means of a pole.
verb
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To dropkick; to kick something a considerable distance.
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To equivocate and delay or put off (answering a question, addressing an issue, etc).
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To retreat from one's objective; to abandon an effort one still notionally supports.
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To make the best choice from a set of non-ideal alternatives.
verb
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To play at basset, baccara, faro, etc.
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To stake against the bank, to back a horse, to gamble or take a chance more generally
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To make a highly speculative investment or other commitment, or take a wild guess.
Examples of punting in a Sentence
Kelly - Very good, although has an annoying habit of punting the ball anywhere, when there are passes on.
Be a winning race punter when you punt betting dollars at... Punting on Australian horse racing tips.
Your punting poles are dragons sleeping a sweet sleep in their lair.
We will end the punting tour with a drinks reception at King 's College.
The straw boater, so called because it was worn by men punting down the river while at Oxford or Cambridge, became hugely popular.
Field goals and punting is done by a meter that you hit X to start, hit X again to pick your power (up to a hundred) and hit another X to get your accuracy.
Punting and cruising make popular summer pastimes, whilst guided walking tours and bus tours are available all the year round.
Above Ciudad Bolivar transportation is effected by two or three small river steamers and a great number of small craft (lauchas, bungos, balandras, &c.), using sails, oars and punting poles.