Gamble vs. Punt — What's the Difference?

To bet on an uncertain outcome, as of a game or sporting event.

An open flatbottom boat with squared ends, used in shallow waters and usually propelled by a long pole.

To play a game for stakes, especially a game whose outcome is at least partly determined by chance.

A kick in which the ball is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground.

To take a risk in the hope of gaining an advantage or a benefit.

The indentation in the bottom of a champagne or wine bottle.

To engage in reckless or hazardous behavior

To propel (a boat) with a pole.

To put up as a stake in gambling; wager.

To carry in a punt.

To expose to hazard; risk

To go in a punt.

A bet, wager, or other gambling venture.

To propel (a ball) by means of a punt.

An act or undertaking of uncertain outcome; a risk

To execute a punt.

A bet or wager.

(Informal) To cease doing something; give up

A significant risk, undertaken with a potential gain.

(Games) To lay a bet against the bank, as in roulette.

A risky venture.

Chiefly British Slang To gamble.

To take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome.

(nautical) A pontoon; a narrow shallow boat propelled by a pole.

To play risky games, especially casino games, for monetary gain.

A kick made by a player who drops the ball and kicks it before it hits the ground.

(transitive) To risk (something) for potential gain.

A point in the game of faro.

To interact with equipment at a casino

The act of playing at basset, baccara, faro, etc.

To play or game for money or other stake.

A bet or wager.

To lose or squander by gaming; - usually with away.

(AU) Gambling, as a pastime, especially betting on horseraces or the dogs. E.g anyone up for a punt on Randwick?en

An act of gambling; a transaction or proceeding involving gambling; hence, anything involving similar risk or uncertainty.

A highly speculative investment or other commitment.

Money that is risked for possible monetary gain

A wild guess.

A risky act or venture

An indentation in the base of a wine bottle.

Take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome;

(glassblowing) A thin glass rod which is temporarily attached to a larger piece in order to better manipulate the larger piece.

Play games for money

The Irish pound, used as the unit of currency of Ireland until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.

(nautical) 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.

To kick a ball dropped from the hands before it hits the ground. This puts the ball farther from the goal across which the opposing team is attempting to score, so improves the chances of the team punting.

(soccer) To kick a bouncing ball far and high.

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

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

To make the best choice from a set of non-ideal alternatives.

To eject; to kick out of a place.

To play at basset, baccara, faro, etc.

To stake against the bank, to back a horse, to gamble or take a chance more generally

(figuratively) To make a highly speculative investment or other commitment, or take a wild guess.

To play at basset, baccara, faro. or omber; to gamble.

To propel, as a boat in shallow water, by pushing with a pole against the bottom; to push or propel (anything) with exertion.

To kick (the ball) before it touches the ground, when let fall from the hands.

To boat or hunt in a punt.

To punt a football.

Act of playing at basset, baccara, faro, etc.

A flat-bottomed boat with square ends. It is adapted for use in shallow waters.

The act of punting the ball.

Formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence

An open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole

(football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground;

Kick the ball

Propel with a pole;

Place a bet on;