Define Punt Meaning

To have a bet.

To kick an object as far and hard as possible

(MIT slang) (1) To skip class (2) To avoid doing work. Ant: tool.

To be kicked.

1. when you are on 3 out of 4 chances (downs) in football. your team has the ball and you want to score a touchdown. you have 4 total chances to go 10 yards. if you do, you get 4 more chances (back to first down)!! you can get closer to the goal line! if you don’t the other team gets the ball, right there. so, maybe with your last attempt you kick it as far back as you can to put space between the other team and their goal - that’s a punt. sure, its a good bet. but, if you only have like, one yard left, maybe you take the chance and go for it. going for it is the opposite of punting, it’s the opposite, going for it, get it. teams that go for it make the game exciting
2. derogatory name for a guy who leads someone on then pusses out because, he doesn’t want to try that hard. he knows he’ll get the ball back eventually. he’ll try again then.

The official currency of the Republic of Ireland prior to the comming of the Euro. People usually referred to them as pounds as the official name was technically the Irish for 'pound', as a result the official name was more commonly used when speaking Irish.

To 'have a punt' means to bet prospectively on something that probably won't win.

to buy time, delay

This is likely in reference to football (American) where a punt after possession is used to keep the opposing team from scoring for as long as possible.

Flat bottomed, small, open boat that is powered by a person pushing along with a long pole. Similar to a Venetian gondola. Used in shallow waters (unless you have a really long pole.)

punt predates the AIM definition with its use on AOL.

To punt someone was to kick them offline through the use of a known IM exploit, usually with a program written expressly for that purpose. It was usually something like a buffer overflow or what not.