Bunt (&?;), n. (Bot.)
A fungus (Ustilago fœtida) which affects the ear of cereals, filling the grains with a fetid dust; -- also called pepperbrand.
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Bunt, n. [Cf. Sw. bunt bundle, Dan. bundt, G. bund, E. bundle.] (Naut.)
The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard. Totten.
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Bunt, v. i. (Naut.)
To swell out; as, the sail bunts.
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Bunt, v. t. & i.
To strike or push with the horns or head; to butt; as, the ram bunted the boy.
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Bunt, n.
A push or shove; a butt; specif. (Baseball),
the act of bunting the ball.
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Bunt, v. t. & i. (Baseball)
To bat or tap (the ball) slowly within the infield by meeting it with the bat without swinging at it.
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