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The football player punts the ball. The definition of a punt is a dropping of a ball to be kicked before it touches the ground. An example of a punt is a football player kicking the ball to his teammates. Punt is defined as to put an idea aside or to drop a football and kick it before it hits the ground.
It was replaced by the punt in popularity when the shape of the ball was changed (from round to more pointed ends) in the 1930s to make it easier to throw passes. However, the drop kick can still be used and if a ball is drop kicked through the uprights, it is considered a field goal and worth three points.