Kick vs. Punt — What's the Difference?

A kick is a physical strike using the leg, in unison usually with an area of the knee or lower using the foot, heel, tibia (shin), ball of the foot, blade of the foot, toes or knee (the latter is also known as a knee strike). This type of attack is used frequently by hooved animals as well as humans in the context of stand-up fighting.

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

Strike or propel forcibly with the foot

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

Succeed in giving up (a habit or addiction)

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

(of a gun) recoil when fired

To propel (a boat) with a pole.

A blow or forceful thrust with the foot

To carry in a punt.

A sudden forceful jolt

To go in a punt.

The sharp stimulant effect of alcohol or a drug

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

Soft sports shoes; trainers

To execute a punt.

An indentation in the bottom of a glass bottle, diminishing the internal capacity.

(Informal) To cease doing something; give up

To extend the leg away from the body; strike out with the foot or feet.

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

To score or gain ground by kicking a ball.

Chiefly British Slang To gamble.

To punt in football.

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

To propel the body in swimming by moving the legs, as with a flutter kick or frog kick.

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

To recoil

A point in the game of faro.

To express negative feelings vigorously; complain.

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

To oppose by argument; protest.

A bet or wager.

To strike with the foot

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

To propel by striking with the foot

A highly speculative investment or other commitment.

To spring back against suddenly

A wild guess.

(Sports) To score (a goal or point) by kicking a ball.

An indentation in the base of a wine bottle.

A vigorous blow with the foot.

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

(Sports) The motion of the legs that propels the body in swimming.

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

Any of various moves in dance in which the leg is extended from the body.

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

A jolting recoil

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

(Slang) A complaint; a protest.

To dropkick; to kick something a considerable distance.

(Slang) Power; force

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.

A feeling of pleasurable stimulation

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

Kicks Fun

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

(Slang) Temporary, often obsessive interest

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

(Slang) A sudden, striking surprise; a twist.

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

Kicks(Slang) Shoes.

To eject; to kick out of a place.

The act or an instance of kicking a ball.

To play at basset, baccara, faro, etc.

A kicked ball.

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

The distance spanned by a kicked ball.

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

(transitive) To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.

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

(intransitive) To make a sharp jerking movement of the leg, as to strike something.

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

(transitive) To direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg.

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

(with "off" or "out") To eject summarily.

To boat or hunt in a punt.

To forcibly remove a participant from an online activity.

To punt a football.

To overcome (a bothersome or difficult issue or obstacle); to free oneself of (a problem).

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

To move or push suddenly and violently.

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

(of a firearm) To recoil; to push by recoiling.

The act of punting the ball.

To attack (a piece) in order to force it to move.

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

To accelerate quickly with a few pedal strokes in an effort to break away from other riders.

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

(intransitive) To show opposition or resistance.

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

To work a press by impact of the foot on a treadle.

Kick the ball

To reset (a watchdog timer).

Propel with a pole;

To reproach oneself for making a mistake or missing an opportunity.

Place a bet on;

(intransitive) To die.

To be emphatically excellent.

A hit or strike with the leg, foot or knee.

The action of swinging a foot or leg.

(colloquial) Something that tickles the fancy; something fun or amusing.

(Internet) The removal of a person from an online activity.

(figuratively) Any bucking motion of an object that lacks legs or feet.

Piquancy.

A stimulation provided by an intoxicating substance.

(soccer) A pass played by kicking with the foot.

(soccer) The distance traveled by kicking the ball.

The recoil of a gun.

(informal) A pocket.

An increase in speed in the final part of a running race.

Synonym of kicker

To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.

To evict or remove from a place or position, usually with out or off; as, they kicked him off the staff; he was kicked out of the restaurant; the landlord kicked them out of the apartment for making too much noise.

To score (goals or points) by kicking; as, they kicked three field goals in the game.

To discontinue; - usually used of habitual activities; as, to kick a habit; he kicked his drug habit.

To thrust out the foot or feet with violence; to strike out with the foot or feet, as in defense or in bad temper; esp., to strike backward, as a horse does, or to have a habit of doing so.

To recoil; - said of a musket, cannon, etc.; also called kick back.

To make a kick as an offensive play.

To complain strenuously; to object vigorously.

To resist.

A blow with the foot or feet; a striking or thrust with the foot.

The projection on the tang of the blade of a pocket knife, which prevents the edge of the blade from striking the spring. See Illust. of Pocketknife.

A projection in a mold, to form a depression in the surface of the brick.

The recoil of a musket or other firearm, when discharged.

A surge of pleasure; a thrill; - usually used in the phrase get a kick out of; as, I always get a kick out of watching an ice skater do a quadruple jump.

The act of delivering a blow with the foot;

The swift release of a store of affective force;

The backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

Informal terms for objecting;

The sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs);

A rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics;

Drive or propel with the foot

Thrash about or strike out with the feet

Strike with the foot;

Kick a leg up

Spring back, as from a forceful thrust;

Stop consuming;

Make a goal;

Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness;