bunted Synonyms
Strongest:
- butted
- licked
- pushed
- jabbed
- scuffed
- tapped
- stroked
- jostled
- shoved
- flicked
- bumped
- stamped
- kicked
- poked
- chopped
- prodded
Strong:
- clipped
- punched
- swatted
- clapped
- clobbered
- floored
- pummeled
- lashed
- pummelled
- clouted
- buffeted
- bobbed
- bludgeoned
- clubbed
- creamed
- clocked
- clapt
- struck
- hammered
- speared
- bowled-down-or-over-
- mauled
- swiped
- pommeled
- banged
- felled
- knocked-down
- walloped
- pommelled
- bopped
- laced
- leveled
- cuffed
- nailed
- lambasted
- thwacked
- dumped
- smacked
- pounded
- roughed
- decked
- pelted
- slapped
- whaled
- drubbed
- mangled
- kneed
- whacked
- peppered
- bunged
- batted
- belted
- battered
- smote
- beaned
- zapped
- pasted
- thumped
- hit
- slammed
- boxed
- rapped
- levelled
- socked
- stabbed
- knocked
- bashed
- slugged
Weak:
bunted Meaning
bunted
to strike or push with or as if with the head, the bagging part of a fishing net, the part of a furled sail gathered up in a bunch at the center of the yard, the middle part of a square sail, to strike or push with the horns or head, to bunt a baseball, an act or instance of bunting, a bunted ball, to push or tap a baseball lightly without swinging the bat, a destructive covered smut of wheat caused by a fungus (genus Tilletia), to push or tap (a baseball) lightly with a bat without swinging
bunted Sentence Examples
- The batter bunted the ball softly in front of the home plate.
- The pitcher bunted the ball to advance the runner to second base.
- The infielder bunted the ball to sacrifice himself and get the runner home.
- The catcher bunted the ball with the bases loaded, resulting in two runs.
- The runner bunted the ball past the pitcher to reach first base.
- The coach instructed the player to bunt the ball to move the runner over.
- The pitcher bunted the ball for a base hit to help his own cause.
- The infielder bunted the ball down the line to try and beat out the throw.
- The batter bunted the ball high into the air, but it was caught by the shortstop.
- The batter bunted the ball to the third baseman, who fielded it cleanly and threw the runner out at first base.
FAQs About the word bunted
to strike or push with or as if with the head, the bagging part of a fishing net, the part of a furled sail gathered up in a bunch at the center of the yard, th
butted, licked, pushed, jabbed, scuffed, tapped,stroked, jostled, shoved, flicked
No antonyms found.
The batter bunted the ball softly in front of the home plate.
The pitcher bunted the ball to advance the runner to second base.
The infielder bunted the ball to sacrifice himself and get the runner home.
The catcher bunted the ball with the bases loaded, resulting in two runs.
