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Found 5 definitions

1.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Bunt \Bunt\ (b[u^]nt), n. (Bot.)
      A fungus (Ustilago f[oe]tida) which affects the ear of
      cereals, filling the grains with a fetid dust; -- also called
      pepperbrand.
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2.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Bunt \Bunt\, n. [Cf. Sw. bunt bundle, Dan. bundt, G. bund, E.
      bundle.] (Naut.)
      The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a
      furled sail which is at the center of the yard. --Totten.
      [1913 Webster]
   
                   
                 

3.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Bunt \Bunt\, n.
      A push or shove; a butt; specif. (Baseball), the act of
      bunting the ball.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
   
                   
                 

4.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Bunt \Bunt\, v. i. (Naut.)
      To swell out; as, the sail bunts.
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5.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Bunt \Bunt\, v. t. & i.
      1. To strike or push with the horns or head; to butt; as, the
         ram bunted the boy.
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      2. (Baseball) To bat or tap (the ball) slowly within the
         infield by meeting it with the bat without swinging at it.
         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]