[bunt] n [perh. fr. LG, bundle, fr. MLG; akin to OE byndel bundle] (ca. 1582) 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
[2]bunt vb [alter. of butt] vt (1584) 1: to strike or push with or as if with the head: butt
2: to push or tap (a baseball) lightly without swinging the bat ~ vi: to bunt a baseball -- bunt.er n [3]bunt n (1767) 1: an act or instance of bunting
2: a bunted ball [4]bunt n [origin unknown] (ca. 1790): a destructive covered smut of wheat caused by a fungus (Tilletia foetida or T. caries)