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punching
punch 1 P0658400 (pŭnch)n.1. A tool for circular or other piercing: a leather punch.2. A tool for forcing a pin, bolt, or rivet in or out of a hole.3. A tool for stamping a design on a surface.4. A tool for making a countersink.v. punched, punch·ing, punch·es v.tr.1. To make (a hole or opening), as by using a punch or similar implement.2. To make a hole in (something), as by using a punch: The conductor punched my train ticket.v.intr. To pierce something; make a hole or opening: My foot punched through the ice.
[Middle English pounce, punche, from Old French poinçon, ponchon; see puncheon1. V., from Middle English pouncen, punchen, to prick, from Old French poinçoner, ponchoner, to emboss with a punch; see punch2.]
punch′er n.
punch 2 P0658400 (pŭnch)tr.v. punched, punch·ing, punch·es 1. a. To hit with a sharp blow of the fist.b. To drive (the fist) into or through something.c. To drive (a ball, for example) with the fist.d. To make (a hole) by thrusting the fist.2. a. Archaic To poke or prod with a stick.b. Western US To herd (cattle).3. To depress (the accelerator of a car) forcefully.4. a. To depress (a key or button, for example) in order to activate a device or perform an operation: punched the "repeat" key.b. To enter (data) by keying: punched in the number on the computer.5. Baseball To hit (a ball) with a quick short swing.n.1. A blow with the fist.2. Impressive or effective force; impact. See Synonyms at vigor.Phrasal Verbs: punch in1. To check in formally at a job upon arrival.2. To enter data on a keypad or similar device. punch out1. To check out formally at a job upon departure.2. To hit (someone) with a powerful punch, often so as to render unconscious.3. Baseball To call (a batter) out on a third strike, often using a punching motion as a signal. punch up To enliven or enhance: punched up the report by adding some relevant cartoons.Idioms: beat to the punch To make the first decisive move: a marketing team that beat all the competitors to the punch. punch the clock1. To register one's arrive or departure at a job.2. To be employed at a job with regular hours.
[Middle English punchen, to thrust, prod, prick, from Old French poinçonner, ponchonner, to emboss with a punch, from poinçon, ponchon, pointed tool; see puncheon1.]
punch′less adj.
punch 3 P0658400 (pŭnch)n. A beverage of fruit juices and sometimes a soft drink or carbonated water, often spiced and mixed with a wine or liquor base.
[From Hindi pañc-, five, probably as used in pañcāmr̥t, a mixture of milk, yogurt, ghee, sugar, and honey used in Hindu ritual, from Sanskrit pañcāmṛtam : pañca, five; see penkwe in Indo-European roots + amṛtam, amrita.]
Punch P0658400 (pŭnch)n. The quarrelsome hook-nosed husband of Judy in the comic puppet show Punch and Judy.Idiom: pleased as Punch Highly pleased; gratified.
[Short for Punchinello.]Translations
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punching[′pənch·iŋ] (engineering) A piece removed from a sheet of metal or other material by a punch press. A method of extrusion, cold heading, hot forging, or stamping in a machine for which mating die sections determine the shape or contour of the work. Punching in metalworking, the final operation in producing a through hole in a billet by forging and stamping. In order to reduce the amount of scrap, the hole is marked by piercing before being punched. The punching of the connecting strip that remains is carried out using piercing tools (in forging) or a punch and die having sharp edges (in stamping). |