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bunt

1. bunt \'b*nt\ n [perh. fr. LG, bundle, fr. MLG; akin to OE byndel bundle] 
   1a: the middle part of a square sail  1b: the part of a furled sail 
   gathered up in a bunch at the center of the y ard 2: the bagging portion of 
   a fishing net 
2. bunt n [origin unknown] : a destructive covered smut of wheat caused by 
   a fungus (Tilletia foet ida or T. caries)
3. bunt vt [alter. of butt] 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  : to bunt a baseball  - bunt.er n
4. bunt n 1: an act or instance of bunting  2: a bunted ball