bunt
/bʌnt/
noun
- An act of bunting in baseball or softball.
- The shortstop charged in to field the bunt but threw the ball wide.
- He laid down a perfect bunt that the pitcher couldn't field in time.
- The crowd cheered after the successful bunt advanced the runner.
verb
- In baseball or softball, to deliberately tap the ball lightly with the bat so it rolls a short distance, usually to advance a runner or surprise the defense.
- She practiced how to bunt the ball down the third-base line.
- With a runner on first, the coach signaled for the player to bunt.
- The batter decided to bunt to move the runner to second base.
- To push or strike with the head or horns; to butt.
- Two young rams were playfully bunting each other in the field.
- The calf gently bunted its mother's side looking for milk.
- The goat tried to bunt the fence with its horns.