bunt

/bʌnt/noun
Elementary
1

The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard.

2

A push or shove; a butt.

3

A ball that has been intentionally hit softly so as to be difficult to field, sometimes with a hands-spread batting stance or with a close-hand, choked-up hand position. No swinging action is involved.

4

The act of bunting.

5

The second half of an outside loop, from level flight to inverted flight.

6

Any large pilot-commanded pitch-down motion of an aircraft, often producing negative G-forces and resulting in a large negative change in flightpath angle.

7

A fungus (Ustilago foetida) affecting the ear of cereals, filling the grains with a foetid dust.

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