punting vs boot

boot vs punting

punting and boot both are nouns.

punting is not a verb while boot is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
punting	Yes	No	No	No
boot	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, boot is a hypernym of punting; that is, boot is a word with a broader meaning than punting:

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

Other hypernyms of punting include kick, kicking.

punting (noun)	boot (noun)
(football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground	the act of delivering a blow with the foot
	a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed
	footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
	compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools
	an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg
	protective casing for something that resembles a leg
	the swift release of a store of affective force

punting (verb)	boot (verb)
	cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes
	kick; give a boot to

Difference between punting and boot

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