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.
Recent Examples on the Web
U-T News Services, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2024
Look for low scoring, bunts and attempts to find a way to score in Friday’s 7 p.m. final.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
Blanco legged out a bunt single and a base hit by Renfroe drove home Fermin and Nelson Velazquez, who’d singled during the rally.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2024
Pacifica third baseman Brooklyn Reyes fields a bunt off a JSerra batter in the semifinals of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs at JSerra High School in San Juan Capistrano on Saturday, May 11, 2024.
—Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 11 May 2024
The Giants’ lead climbed to 3-0 when Yastrzemski dove head-first to safely score on Nick Ahmed’s surprising, one-out bunt.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 8 May 2024
The Scorpions, seeded No. 1 in Division 4, had four bunts in the game, two going for singles.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
Fullerton flashed its depth in the fifth as No. 9 batter Ava Paquin reached on a slick bunt single with one out after the home run by Rodriguez.
—Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 18 Apr. 2024
James Lick is 4-2. Sequoia 8, Half Moon Bay 7
Vincent Olinger Giani’s bunt with the bases loaded brought in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh as Sequoia edged Half Moon Bay in nonleague play.
—Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
David Ammenheuser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2024
With the game tied at 8 in the eighth and UM runner Dorian Gonzalez Jr. on first, Lucas Costello bunted to third.
—Susan Miller Degnan, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024
Kiner-Falefa bunted on his own, a decision Boone defended.
—Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
The fact that Hyde even gave Frazier the option to bunt is evidence of the dominance of Baltimore’s closer and the trust his skipper has in him.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2023
Johnson started running for home when Marek Houston bunted to the right side.
—Eric Olson, ajc, 23 June 2023
In the top of the 11th, Eden Jessie hit a leadoff single and was bunted to second.
—Caleb Wiegandt, The Courier-Journal, 3 June 2023
Here's a video of Alek Manoah trying to blow a Jeremy Peña bunt foul.
—Ian Harrison, BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2023
Mason Neville bunted him over to third base and Cali scampered home on a wild pitch to increase the Hogs' lead to 5-2.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 6 May 2023
Noun
Reliever Dee Dee Hernandez allowed a bunt single and a sacrifice fly, and the Hokies took a 1-0 lead.
—U-T News Services, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2024
Look for low scoring, bunts and attempts to find a way to score in Friday’s 7 p.m. final.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
Blanco legged out a bunt single and a base hit by Renfroe drove home Fermin and Nelson Velazquez, who’d singled during the rally.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2024
Pacifica third baseman Brooklyn Reyes fields a bunt off a JSerra batter in the semifinals of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs at JSerra High School in San Juan Capistrano on Saturday, May 11, 2024.
—Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 11 May 2024
The Giants’ lead climbed to 3-0 when Yastrzemski dove head-first to safely score on Nick Ahmed’s surprising, one-out bunt.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 8 May 2024
The Scorpions, seeded No. 1 in Division 4, had four bunts in the game, two going for singles.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
Fullerton flashed its depth in the fifth as No. 9 batter Ava Paquin reached on a slick bunt single with one out after the home run by Rodriguez.
—Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 18 Apr. 2024
James Lick is 4-2. Sequoia 8, Half Moon Bay 7
Vincent Olinger Giani’s bunt with the bases loaded brought in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh as Sequoia edged Half Moon Bay in nonleague play.
—Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
Verb
Ghost runner Marcus Semien started the inning on second base, Corey Seager bunted him to third base.
—David Ammenheuser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2024
With the game tied at 8 in the eighth and UM runner Dorian Gonzalez Jr. on first, Lucas Costello bunted to third.
—Susan Miller Degnan, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024
Kiner-Falefa bunted on his own, a decision Boone defended.
—Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
The fact that Hyde even gave Frazier the option to bunt is evidence of the dominance of Baltimore’s closer and the trust his skipper has in him.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2023
Johnson started running for home when Marek Houston bunted to the right side.
—Eric Olson, ajc, 23 June 2023
In the top of the 11th, Eden Jessie hit a leadoff single and was bunted to second.
—Caleb Wiegandt, The Courier-Journal, 3 June 2023
Here's a video of Alek Manoah trying to blow a Jeremy Peña bunt foul.
—Ian Harrison, BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2023
Mason Neville bunted him over to third base and Cali scampered home on a wild pitch to increase the Hogs' lead to 5-2.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 6 May 2023
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“Bunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bunt. Accessed 21 May. 2024.
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