punching

/ˈpʌntʃɪŋ/

verb

  1. 1

    To strike with one's fist.

    “If she punches me, I'm gonna break her nose.”
  2. 2

    (of cattle) To herd.

  3. 3

    To operate (a device or system) by depressing a button, key, bar, or pedal, or by similar means.

  4. 4

    To enter (information) on a device or system.

  5. 5

    To hit (a ball or similar object) with less than full force.

    “He punched a hit into shallow left field.”
  6. 6

    To make holes in something (rail ticket, leather belt, etc)

  7. 7

    To thrust against; to poke.

    “to punch one with the end of a stick or the elbow”

Synonyms

verb

  1. 1

    To employ a punch to create a hole in or stamp or emboss a mark on something.

  2. 2

    To mark a ticket.

noun

  1. 1

    (gerund of punch) An incident in which someone is punched

  2. 2

    The process of making holes in something (rail ticket, leather belt, etc).

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