push bunt

noun

A ball that has been hit with a bat which moves forward by a batter who is in an arms spread stance, usually in an attempt to bunt the ball past a charging infielder

“Jones push bunted the pitch.”

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounpush bunt (plural push bunts)

plural push bunts

  1. ball gamesA ball that has been hit with a bat which moves forward by a batter who is in an arms spread stance, usually in an attempt to bunt the ball past a charging infielder

    The push bunt went between the pitcher and the first baseman who was charging too hard.

  2. ball gamesThe act of bunting with a bat that moves toward the ball

    The push bunt is only used in certain situations.

verbpush bunt (third-person singular simple present push bunts, present participle push bunting, simple past and past participle push bunted)

present singular third person push bunts · participle present push bunting · participle past push bunted · past push bunted

  1. transitiveball gamesto bunt while moving the bat towards the ball

    Jones push bunted the pitch.

  2. intransitiveball gamesto bunt while moving the bat towards the ball

    Smith push bunts if an infielder charges too aggressively.

Cite this entry
APA

push bunt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/push%20bunt

MLA

“push bunt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/push%20bunt. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “push bunt,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/push%20bunt.

Source: push bunt on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.