bunter

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A woman who picks up rags in the streets; hence, a low, vulgar woman
a batter who bunts
{i} batter who slowly hits a ball, one who bunts; uncouth woman (originally a woman who gathered rags in the street)
Billy Bunter
A fictional fat boy with round spectacles in Charles Hamilton's stories set at Greyfriars School

Actually he wasn't too bad except he had a green army style hat on, which made him look completely ridiculous; a bit like Billy Bunter in the army.

Billy Bunter
A fat boy
Billy Bunter
A punter (in a betting shop etc.)
bunt
to perform (the second half of) an outside loop

We had heard that there was an elite group of three or four pilots in Jodhpur called the Bunt Club, who had successfully bunted their aircraft - that is, carried out the second half of an outside loop. In the Bunt, you pushed the nose down, past the vertical and still further, until you were in horizontal inverted flight, and came out on the other side and rolled it out.

bunt
The second half of an outside loop, from level flight to inverted flight
bunt
The act of bunting

The manager will likely call for a bunt here.

bunt
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

The bunt was fielded cleanly.

Billy Bunter
the main character in children's stories by Frank Richards about life in an English public school (=a private school where the students live as well as study) . Bunter loves eating and is always getting into trouble
bunt
1) The middle part of a square sail 2) The line(s) attached to the middle of the foot of the sail used to haul the bunt up to the center of the yard
bunt
to strike, thrust or shove against, often with head or horns; "He butted his sister out of the way"
bunt
The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard
bunt
Short hit that is executed by letting the ball hit the bat (not swinging) Used to surprise the fielders or to advance a runner
bunt
A ball that has been intentionally hit softly, sometimes with a hands-spread batting stance or with a close-hand, choked-up hand position. No swinging action is involved
bunt
(baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat fungus that destroys kernels of wheat by replacing them with greasy masses of smelly spores similar to Tilletia caries disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance
bunt
A push or shove; a butt; the act of bunting the ball
bunt
to intentionally hit a ball softly with a hands-spread batting stance
bunt
To swell out; as, the sail bunts
bunt
fungus that destroys kernels of wheat by replacing them with greasy masses of smelly spores
bunt
to intentionally hit softly with a hands-spread batting stance
bunt
Advanced technique in which a gerbil is struck with a two by four with sufficient force to propel it to the desired location but not so much force as to kill it
bunt
A push with the bat that drops the ball close to the batter and gives him a chance to reach first base, or advances base runners because the fielder is likely to have a difficult throw to any base
bunt
(baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat
bunt
disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores
bunt
hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance
bunt
the central part of a square sail
bunt
{i} act of hitting a baseball gently; push, butt (as with the head or horns)
bunt
To strike or push with the horns or head; to butt; as, the ram bunted the boy
bunt
An offensive skill a batter uses to advance a base runner or reach base The batter does not swing at the pitch, but positions the bat horizontally so to meet the pitch and tap or "bunt" it to the infield The batter slides his or her top hand out toward the center of the bat, holding it with the fingers behind the bat and the thumb on top
bunt
to deliberately hit the ball a short distance in a game of baseball (bunt (16-20 centuries), from BUTT)
bunt
To bat or tap (the ball) slowly within the infield by meeting it with the bat without swinging at it
bunt
a batted ball that is struck softly with the bat and travels a short distance into the infield
bunt
The act of tapping the ball gently into the infield with a loosely held bat
bunt
Hitting the ball softly and very, very, short This is usually done to advance the base runners A batter squares his body to the pitcher and lays the bat out horizontally Upon contact with the pitch, the batter absorbs the energy of the ball, resulting in the ball falling to the ground with little or no momentum
bunt
A fungus (Ustilago fœtida) which affects the ear of cereals, filling the grains with a fetid dust; also called pepperbrand
bunt
A bunt is a ball that that is intentionally tapped with the bat, slowly, or when a batter strikes the ball with a chopping motion A bunt should never be considered an infield fly
bunt
{f} push, butt, ram (with the head or horns); hit softly (Baseball)
bunt
similar to Tilletia caries
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