verb
- past tense of bunt; hit a baseball lightly so that it rolls slowly in the infield
Usage: baseball
Examples
- The runner bunted the ball down the third base line.
- She bunted successfully to advance the runner to second base.
- He bunted when the team needed a sacrifice play.
- The batter bunted on the first pitch.
- They bunted three times during the inning.
- The coach signaled for the player to have bunted earlier.