English Etymology From sacrifice + bunt. Pronunciation (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsækɹɪfaɪs ˈbʌnt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsækɹəˌfaɪs ˈbʌnt/ Rhymes: -ʌnt Hyphenation: sac‧ri‧fice bunt Noun sacrifice bunt (plural sacrifice bunts) (baseball) A play in which the batter intentionally hits the ball softly with a hands-spread batting stance at the cost of an out to advance one or more runners. Synonyms: sacrifice, sacrifice hit The sacrifice bunt was fielded cleanly, but the only play was to first. The manager will likely call for a sacrifice bunt here. Translations play in which the batter intentionally hits the ball softly at the cost of an out Catalan: sacrifici (ca) m Finnish: uhrautuminen Korean: 희생(犧牲)번트 (huisaengbeonteu) Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.