FinnHun Finnish-Hungarian-English on-line dictionary and thesaurus

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punt []

v rúddal hajt [rˈuːdːɑl hˌɑjt]

ladik [lˈɑdik]

v potkaista palloa [pˈotkaista pˈalloa]

v veikata [vˈeikata]

aloituspotku [ˈaloitˌuspotku]

ruuhi [ɹˈuːhɪ]

sauvoa eteenpäin [sˈauvoa ˈeteːmpæin]

työntää sauvalla [tˈyøntæː sˈauvalla]

n (nautical) A pontoon; a narrow shallow boat propelled by a pole.

v (nautical) To propel a punt or similar craft by means of a pole.

v (rugby|American football|Australian Rules football|Gaelic football|soccer) To kick a ball dropped from the hands before it hits the ground.

v (soccer) To kick a bouncing ball far and high.

v To retreat from one's objective.

n (rugby|American football|soccer) A kick made by a player who drops the ball and kicks it before it hits the ground. Contrast drop kick.

n A point in the game of faro.

n A bet or wager

n An indentation in the base of a wine bottle.

n (context|glassblowing) A thin glass rod which is temporarily attached to a larger piece in order to better manipulate the larger piece.

v (British|chiefly|Ireland) To stake against the bank, to back a horse, to gamble or take a chance more generally

v (figuratively) To make a highly speculative investment or other commitment, or take a wild guess.

n The Irish pound, used as the unit of currency of Ireland until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.