bunt

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

A push or shove; a butt.

(baseball, softball) 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.

(baseball, softball) The act of bunting.

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

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