| Bunt 1. (n.) A fungus (Ustilago foetida) which affects the ear of cereals, filling the grains with a fetid dust; -- also called pepperbrand. 2. (n.) The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard. 3. (v. i.) To swell out; as, the sail bunts. 4. (v. t. & i.) To strike or push with the horns or head; to butt; as, the ram bunted the boy. Thesaurus Entries advance, assault, beak, bear, bear upon, bearing, boost, bowl, brush, buck, bull, bulldoze, bump, bump against, butt, butt against, chuck, cram, crowd, dab, dig, drive, driving force, elbow, fillip, flick, flip, flirt, force, forward, goad, graze, head, hurtle, hustle, impel, impulsion, jab, jam, jog, joggle, jolt, jostle, motive power, move, nudge, pat, peck, pedal, pick, pile drive, poke, pole, press, pressure, prod, propel, propelling, propelment, propulsion, pulsion, punch, push, pushing, ram, ram down, rap, rattle, roll, row, run, run against, shake, shoulder, shove, shoving, shunt, snap, stress, sweep, sweep along, tamp, tap, thrust, tickle, tip, touch, treadle, troll, trundle, whisk |