1. to kick a football before it touches the ground, when let fall from the hands.
  2. Act of playing a basset, baccara, faro, etc.
  3. a flat-bottomed boat.
  4. the basic unit of money in Ireland.
  5. propel with pole.
  6. place a bet on.
  7. to skip something. (as in "I punted that class today")