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punt
noun as in kick
Strong matches
Example Sentences
There is no punting in touch football, but there’s always going to be a rule breaker who can’t help but punt the ball.
Defender Fabian Schar punted the ball forward and his side failed to get it back under control after losing a series of duels deep in the opposition half.
Yet from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offence derailed spectacularly - with four straight punts, a missed field goal and then a fumble handing chance after chance to the Cowboys.
An extraordinary number of mistakes came from USC’s kick and punt teams, where the Trojans had looked somewhat improved this season.
In front of jubilant fans roaring like USC fans once roared, Oregon used an 85-yard punt return, a terrible Trojan penalty and awful Trojan play calls to roll to a 42-27 victory.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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