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What does bunt mean?

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Noun
  1. (nautical) The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard.
  2. (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.
  3. (baseball, softball) The act of bunting.
  4. (aviation) The second half of an outside loop, from level flight to inverted flight.
  5. A fungus (Ustilago foetida) affecting the ear of cereals, filling the grains with a foetid dust; pepperbrand.
Verb
  1. (transitive, baseball) To intentionally hit softly with a hands-spread batting stance.
  2. (intransitive, baseball) To intentionally hit a ball softly with a hands-spread batting stance.
  3. (intransitive, aviation) To perform (the second half of) an outside loop.
  4. (intransitive, nautical) To swell out.
  5. (rare, of a cat) To headbutt affectionately.
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