kicking vs punt

kicking and punt both are nouns.

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

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

kicking: the act of delivering a blow with the foot
punt: (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground

Other hyponyms of kicking include goal-kick, goal-kick, punting, place-kicking, place kick, dropkick.

kicking (noun)	punt (noun)
the act of delivering a blow with the foot	formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics	(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