punt vs force

punt and force both are nouns.

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

punt (noun)	force (noun)
formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence	a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base
(football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground	an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole	physical energy or intensity
	a powerful effect or influence
	(of a law) having legal validity
	group of people willing to obey orders
	a unit that is part of some military service
	a group of people having the power of effective action
	one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
	(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity

punt (verb)	force (verb)
place a bet on	impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
propel with a pole	squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
kick the ball	force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
	take by force
	do forcibly; exert force
	urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
	move with force
	to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means