Verb

(ambitransitive) To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp.

* Dryden

Pluto plants for breath from out his cell.

* Shelley

There is a cavern where my spirit / Was panted forth in anguish.

{{quote-Fanny Hill, part=2 , Charles had just slipp'd the bolt of the door, and running, caught me in his arms, and lifting me from the ground, with his lips glew'd to mine, bore me, trembling, panting , dying, with soft fears and tender wishes, to the bed}}

To long for (something); to be eager for (something).

* Herbert

Then shall our hearts pant thee.

To long eagerly; to desire earnestly.

* Bible, Psalms xlii. 1

As the hart panteth after the water brooks.

* Alexander Pope

Who pants for glory finds but short repose.

Of the heart, to beat with unnatural violence or rapidity; to palpitate.

(Spenser)

To sigh; to flutter; to languish.

* Alexander Pope

The whispering breeze / Pants on the leaves, and dies upon the trees.

Verb

(en verb)

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

Verb

(en verb)

(rugby, American football, Australian Rules football, Gaelic football, soccer) to kick a ball dropped from the hands before it hits the ground. This puts the ball farther from the goal across which the opposing team is attempting to score, so improves the chances of the team punting.

* As a colloquialism, 'So I punted' means the speaker chose the best alternative among a menu of non-ideal choices.

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

* {{quote-news

, year=2011 , date=September 2 , author= , title=Wales 2-1 Montenegro , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=With five minutes remaining Hennessey was down well to block another Vukcevic shot, while Gunter was smartly in to punt away the dangerous loose ball.}}

To retreat from one's objective.

* {{quote-book

, year=ca. 2002 , author=Ben Collins-Sussman, Brian W. Fitzpatrick and C. Michael Pilato , title=Version Control with Subversion , chapter=Basic Work Cycle citation , passage=Punting : Using svn revert¶ If you decide that you want to throw out your changes and start your edits again (whether this occurs after a conflict or anytime), just revert your changes}}

Verb

(en verb)

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

* Thackeray

She heard of his punting at gaming tables.

* {{quote-book

, year=2004 , author=John Buglear , title=Quantitative methods for business: the A-Z of QM , chapter=Is it worth the risk? – introducing probability citation , isbn=9780750658980 , page=339 , passage=Whether you want to gamble on a horse race, bet on which player will score first in a game of football, have a punt on a particular tennis player winning a grand slam event, you are buying a chance, a chance which is measured in terms of probability, ‘the odds’.}}

* {{quote-news

, year=2006 , date=June 23 , author=Dan Roebuck , title=Eriksson's men still worth a punt , work=The Guardian citation , passage=Eriksson's men still worth a punt }}

* {{quote-news

, year=2009 , date=November 3 , author=Sarah Collerton , title=Cup punt not child's play , work=ABC News citation , passage=Australians have a reputation for being keen to bet on two flies climbing up a wall and today young ones often take a casual classroom punt }}

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