punting

English Thesaurus

1. (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground (noun.act)

hypernym	:	boot, kick, kicking,
definition	:	the act of delivering a blow with the foot (noun.act)

domain category	:	football, football game,
definition	:	any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal (noun.act)

derivation	:	punt,
definition	:	kick the ball (verb.contact)

derivation	:	punt,
definition	:	kick the ball (verb.contact)