punt

A narrow shallow boat, square at both ends, traditionally propelled by a pole.

Near-synonym: pontoon

To propel a punt or similar craft by means of a pole.

Of a fish, to walk along the seafloor using its fins as limbs.

To dropkick; to kick something a considerable distance.

At the dump he emptied the station wagon quickly and only once punted a bag of refuse, exploding it like a pinata at a Mexican Christmas.

He even hated pets—I once saw him punt a cat.

To dropkick; to kick something a considerable distance.

To dropkick; to kick something a considerable distance.

With five minutes remaining Hennessey was down well to block another Vukcevic shot, while Gunter was smartly in to punt away the dangerous loose ball.

To equivocate and delay or put off (answering a question, addressing an issue, etc).

The briefer reported it had been terminated on orders from Secretary Schlesinger, but attributed this to a sense Shamrock produced little, not to the fact it had been discovered. The NSA briefer punted on whether Fort Meade had been reading Americans' private messages, ...

The federal government has punted bringing forward extraordinary immigration powers that just weeks ago it was saying were so urgent they needed to be rushed through the parliament.

To retreat from one's objective; to abandon an effort one still notionally supports.

Punting: Using svn revert¶ If you decide that you want to throw out your changes and start your edits again (whether this occurs after a conflict or anytime), just revert your changes