Thesaurus: bunt

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1. n. A fungus (Ustilago foetida) which affects the ear of cereals, filling the grains with a fetid dust; -- also called pepperbrand.
2. n. The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard.
3. v. i. To swell out; as, the sail bunts.
4. v. t. & i. To strike or push with the horns or head; to butt; as, the ram bunted the boy.
5. n. (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball or softball lightly by holding the bat in a stationary position rather than swinging it
6. n. disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores
7. n. similar to Tilletia caries
8. n. fungus that destroys kernels of wheat by replacing them with greasy masses of smelly spores
9. v. hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance
10. v. to strike, thrust or shove against
11. A fungus (Ustilago foetida) which affects the ear of cereals, filling the grains with a fetid dust; -- also called pepperbrand. The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard. Totten. To swell out; as, the sail bunts. To strike or push with the horns or head; to butt; as, the ram bunted the boy.
12. A fungus (Ustilago foetida) which affects the ear of cereals,filling the grains with a fetid dust; -- also called pepperbrand.