Meaning & use
bunt
In baseball, to tap the ball gently with the bat instead of swinging fully.
See it in a sentence
She bunted the ball down the third-base line to advance the runner.
The coach asked him to bunt rather than risk a strikeout.
A note on using this word
Bunt is also used as a noun for the tapped ball itself, as in a sacrifice bunt.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A softly tapped hit made by holding the bat still against the ball.
His perfect bunt rolled just past the pitcher's mound.
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