1
a
: the middle part of a square sail
b
: the part of a furled sail gathered up in a bunch at the center of the yard
2
: the bagging part of a fishing net
bunted; bunting; bunts
1
: to strike or push with or as if with the head : butt
2
: to push or tap (a baseball) lightly with a bat without swinging
: to bunt a baseball
bunter
noun
: a destructive covered smut of wheat caused by a fungus (genus Tilletia)
Examples of bunt in a Sentence
Verb
The batter bunted for a single.
He bunted the ball toward third base.
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Andrew Wagner, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
In the fourth, Alec Burleson led off with a bunt single before Canning struck out the next three.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
The red, white and blue bunting decorating ballparks, the echoing crack of a bat, bags of peanuts cartwheeling from vendor’s hands, pastoral fields of emerald green.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Dunn played a pivotal role in Milwaukee’s series-clinching 5-0 victory over the Tigers Wednesday afternoon, driving in in the first run of the day with a first-pitch squeeze bunt in the second inning.
—Andrew Wagner, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
In the fourth, Alec Burleson led off with a bunt single before Canning struck out the next three.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
Lindor bunted for a single leading off the third before racing home on Soto’s double to the left-center field gap.
—Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
The red, white and blue bunting decorating ballparks, the echoing crack of a bat, bags of peanuts cartwheeling from vendor’s hands, pastoral fields of emerald green.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Bunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bunt. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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