punting

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground
verb kick the ball
verb propel with a pole

He was evidently a novice at punting, and his performance was most interesting. — Three men in a boat (to say nothing of the dog), Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome
"Will you excuse the liberty, and perhaps Mr. Hare won't listen for a moment?--but I will finance you in three banks of a thousand each, either banking or punting, if you promise to take on Bower. — The Silent Barrier, Louis Tracy
As the empty boats passed up a quiet reach sufficiently shallow to permit of punting, the reflections of the coloured shirts and poles, of the old brown boats and the cheery faces on board, were as distinct in the water as the things themselves. — Through Finland in Carts, Mrs. (Ethel) Alec-Tweedie

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