punt

Noun

• (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground
  • the punt traveled 50 yards
    
  • punting is an important part of the game
    

• an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole

• formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence

Verb

• place a bet on
  • Which horse are you backing?
    
  • I'm betting on the new horse
    

• propel with a pole
  • pole barges on the river
    
  • We went punting in Cambridge
    

• kick the ball

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  punting , Irish pound , Irish punt , pound , bet on , back , gage , stake , game , pole