Monday, December 10, 2012

bunt, bundt

Bunt or bunt, said of a goat or sheep,  means to push with the horns or butt with the head--
The goat tried to bunt the old dog out of his way.
Bunt, in baseball,  means to hit the baseball so lightly that it doesn't go far--
The catcher watched carefully in case the batter decided to bunt the ball and run.

Bundt or bundt ( rhymes with bunt ) means a fluted ring-shaped cake pan--
We are making a bundt cake for dessert.
This recipe calls for a bundt pan. Do you have one?

Now that you know that, you can say--
"After you fill the bundt pan, tap it  lightly, as if you meant to bunt a baseball."

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