punch
noun
- 1
A hit or strike with one's fist.
- 2
Power, strength, energy.
- 3
Impact.
Synonyms
verb
- 1
To strike with one's fist.
“If she punches me, I'm gonna break her nose.”
- 2
(of cattle) To herd.
- 3
To operate (a device or system) by depressing a button, key, bar, or pedal, or by similar means.
- 4
To enter (information) on a device or system.
- 5
To hit (a ball or similar object) with less than full force.
“He punched a hit into shallow left field.”
- 6
To make holes in something (rail ticket, leather belt, etc)
- 7
To thrust against; to poke.
“to punch one with the end of a stick or the elbow”
noun
- 1
A device, generally slender and round, used for creating holes in thin material, for driving an object through a hole in a containing object, or to stamp or emboss a mark or design on a surface.
- 2
A hole or opening created with a punch.
- 3
(piledriving) An extension piece applied to the top of a pile; a dolly.
- 4
A prop, as for the roof of a mine.
verb
- 1
To employ a punch to create a hole in or stamp or emboss a mark on something.
- 2
To mark a ticket.
noun
- 1
A beverage, generally containing a mixture of fruit juice and some other beverage, often alcoholic.
noun
- 1
Any of various riodinid butterflies of the genus Dodona of Asia.
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