bunt

Noun

• fungus that destroys kernels of wheat by replacing them with greasy masses of smelly spores

• similar to Tilletia caries

• disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores

• (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat

Verb

• to strike, thrust or shove against
  • He butted his sister out of the way
    
  • The goat butted the hiker with his horns
    

• hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  Tilletia caries , stinking smut , Tilletia foetida , butt , drag a bunt