bunt
- Noun. The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard.
- Noun. (baseball, softball) A ball that has been intentionally hit softly so as to be difficult to field, sometimes with a hands-spread batting stance or with a close-hand, choked-up hand position. No swinging action is involved.
- Noun. (baseball, softball) The act of bunting.
- Noun. (aviation) The second half of an outside loop, from level flight to inverted flight.
- Verb. (transitive, baseball) to intentionally hit softly with a hands-spread batting stance.
- Verb. (intransitive, baseball) to intentionally hit a ball softly with a hands-spread batting stance.
- Verb. (intransitive, aviation) to perform (the second half of) an outside loop.
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