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• punch — Ⅰ. punch [1] ► VERB 1) strike with the fist. 2) press (a button or key on a machine). 3) N. Amer. drive (cattle) by prodding them with a stick. ► NOUN 1) a blow with the fist. 2) informal …   English terms dictionary

• punch — punch1 [punch] n. [prob. < var. of ponchon: see PUNCHEON1] 1. a) a tool driven or pressed against a surface that is to be stamped, pierced, etc. b) a tool driven against a nail, bolt, etc. that is to be worked in, or against a pin that is to… …   English World dictionary

• punch — [n1/v1] hit bash, belt, biff, blow, bop, box, buffet, clip, clout, cuff, dig, jab, jog, knock, lollop, nudge, one two*, plug, plunk*, poke, prod, pummel, rap, shot, slam, slap, slug, smack, smash, sock, strike, stroke, thrust, thump, wallop;… …   New thesaurus

• punch — vb 1 *strike, hit, smite, slug, slog, swat, clout, slap, box, cuff Analogous words: *beat, pound, pummel, baste, belabor 2 *perforate, puncture, prick, bore, drill Analogous words: pierce, penetrate, probe, *enter …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• punch — 1. v. & n. v. & tr. 1 strike bluntly, esp. with a closed fist. 2 prod or poke with a blunt object. 3 a pierce a hole in (metal, paper, a ticket, etc.) as or with a punch. b pierce (a hole) by punching. 4 US drive (cattle) by prodding with a stick …   Useful english dictionary

• punch — English has three distinct words punch, not counting the capitalized character in the Punch and Judy show, but two of them are probably ultimately related. Punch ‘hit’ [14] originated as a variant of Middle English pounce ‘pierce, prod’. This… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• punch — punch1 verb 1》 strike with the fist. 2》 press (a button or key on a machine).     ↘(punch in or out) N. Amer. (of an employee) clock in (or out). 3》 N. Amer. drive (cattle) by prodding them with a stick. noun 1》 a blow with the fist. 2》 informal… …   English new terms dictionary

• punch — English has three distinct words punch, not counting the capitalized character in the Punch and Judy show, but two of them are probably ultimately related. Punch ‘hit’ [14] originated as a variant of Middle English pounce ‘pierce, prod’. This… …   Word origins

• punch — punch1 puncher, n. /punch/, n. 1. a thrusting blow, esp. with the fist. 2. forcefulness, effectiveness, or pungency in content or appeal; power; zest: a letter to voters that needs more punch. 3. pull punches, a. to lessen deliberately the force… …   Universalium

• punch — I. /pʌntʃ / (say punch) noun 1. a thrusting blow, especially with the fist. 2. Colloquial a vigorous, telling effect or force. 3. Australian Rules → handball (def. 6). –verb (t) 4. to give a sharp thrust or blow to, especially with the fist. 5.… …  

• punch — I. noun Etymology: Middle English pounce, punche, probably alteration of ponson, ponchon puncheon Date: 14th century 1. a. a tool usually in the form of a short rod of steel that is variously shaped at one end for different operations (as forming …   New Collegiate Dictionary