~ 1 [ bʌnt ]
■ verb
1》 Baseball (of a batter) gently tap (a pitched ball) without swinging.
2》 butt with the head or horns.
■ noun Baseball an act of ~ing a ball.
Origin
C18: prob. related to butt 1 .
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~ 2 [ bʌnt ]
■ noun the baggy centre of a fishing net or a sail.
Origin
C16: of unknown origin.
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~ 3 [ bʌnt ]
■ noun a disease of wheat caused by a smut fungus, the spores of which smell of rotten fish.
Origin
C17: of unknown origin.