Small vs Punt - What's the difference?
small | punt |
Not large or big; insignificant; few in numbers or size.
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(writing, incomparable) Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters.
Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; paltry; mean.
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Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short.
In a small fashion.
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In or into small pieces.
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(obsolete) To a small extent.
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Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.
(UK, in the plural) Underclothes.
(obsolete) To make little or less.
To become small; to dwindle.
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(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.
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To retreat from one's objective.
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(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.
A point in the game of faro.
The act of playing at basset, baccara, faro, etc.
A bet or wager.
An indentation in the base of a wine bottle.
(glassblowing) A thin glass rod which is temporarily attached to a larger piece in order to better manipulate the larger piece.
(British, chiefly, Ireland) To stake against the bank, to back a horse, to gamble or take a chance more generally
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(figuratively) To make a highly speculative investment or other commitment, or take a wild guess.
The Irish pound, used as the unit of currency of Ireland until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
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As nouns the difference between small and punt
is that small is any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back while punt is (nautical) a pontoon; a narrow shallow boat propelled by a pole or punt can be (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 or punt can be a point in the game of faro or punt can be the irish pound, used as the unit of currency of ireland until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.As verbs the difference between small and punt
is that small is (obsolete|transitive) to make little or less while punt is (nautical) to propel a punt or similar craft by means of a pole or punt can be (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 or punt can be (british|chiefly|ireland) to stake against the bank, to back a horse, to gamble or take a chance more generally.As an adjective small
is not large or big; insignificant; few in numbers or size.As an adverb small
is in a small fashion.small
English
Adjective
(er)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands.}}
Engineers of a different kind, passage=Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers. Piling debt onto companies’ balance-sheets is only a small part of what leveraged buy-outs are about, they insist. Improving the workings of the businesses they take over is just as core to their calling, if not more so. Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster.}}
- A true delineation of the smallest man is capable of interesting the greatest man.
- a small space of time
Synonyms
* (not large or big) little, microscopic, minuscule, minute, tiny; see also * little, wee (Scottish), young * (of written letters) lowercase, minusculeAntonyms
* See also * (not large or big) capital, big, generous (said of an amount of something given), large * adult, grown-up, old * (of written letters) big, capital, majuscule, uppercaseDerived terms
* small arm * small arms * small beer * small calorie * small-cell lung cancer * small change * small claims court * smallclothes * smaller European elm bark beetle * small forward * small fry * smallgoods * smallholder * smallholding * small hours * small intestine * smallish * small-minded * smallmouth * smallmouth bass * smallmouth black bass * smallness * small potatoes * smallpox * smalls * small-scale * small screen * small stuff * smallsword * small talk * small-time * * small wonder * twice as small * twice as small asAdverb
(er)- That's all one: you shall play it in a mask, and / you may speak as small as you will.
- That's going to go in there. We've got some chives small chopped as well.
- It small avails my mood.
Derived terms
* writ smallNoun
(en noun)Derived terms
* small of the backVerb
(en verb)- And smalled till she was nought at all.
Statistics
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English
Etymology 1
(etyl), probably from (etyl)Etymology 2
Possibly a dialectal variant of (bunt); Rugby is the origin of the sports usage of the term.Verb
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Derived terms
* drop punt * punt returner * punter * torpedo puntNoun
(en noun)Etymology 3
From (etyl) ponte or (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)Verb
(en verb)- She heard of his punting at gaming tables.
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’.}}
citation, passage=Eriksson's men still worth a punt }}
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 }}