boat vs punt

boat and punt both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
boat	Yes	No	Yes	No
punt	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, punt is a hyponym of boat; that is, punt is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than boat:

boat: a small vessel for travel on water
punt: an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole

boat (noun)	punt (noun)
a small vessel for travel on water	formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce	(football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground
	an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole