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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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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.
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Bunt \Bunt\, n.
A push or shove; a butt; specif. (Baseball), the act of
bunting the ball.
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Bunt \Bunt\, v. i. (Naut.)
To swell out; as, the sail bunts.
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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.
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