Definition of bunt:
(n) :
the middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard; a ball that has been intentionally hit softly, sometimes with a hands-spread batting stance or with a close-hand, choked-up hand position. No swinging action is involved
"the bunt of the sail was green."
(v) :
to intentionally hit softly with a hands-spread batting stance; to intentionally hit a ball softly with a hands-spread batting stance
"jones bunted the ball."