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verb | noun punchpunch1 /pʌntʃ/ ●●● S3 verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYpunch1Origin: 1300-1400 Old French poinçonner to make a hole in, from poinçon tool for making holes VERB TABLEpunch |
| Present | I, you, we, they | punch | | he, she, it | punches | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | punched | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have punched | | he, she, it | has punched | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had punched | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will punch | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have punched |
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| Present | I | am punching | | he, she, it | is punching | | you, we, they | are punching | | Past | I, he, she, it | was punching | | you, we, they | were punching | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been punching | | he, she, it | has been punching | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been punching | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be punching | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been punching |
► punch a ticket/card etc. The bus driver will punch your ticket. ► punch a hole in/through something I got so mad that I punched a hole in the door. THESAURUStouch somebody/something hard► hit to touch someone or something hard and quickly with your hand, a stick, etc.: I thought she was going to hit me. ► punch to hit someone hard with your closed hand, especially in a fight: Steve punched him in the nose. ► thump to hit someone or something hard with your closed hand: Harris thumped him on the back. ► beat to hit someone or something deliberately many times: He had been robbed and beaten. ► beat somebody up to hurt someone badly by hitting him or her many times: A bunch of drunks beat him up. ► slap to hit someone with the flat part of your hand, especially because you are angry with him or her: I felt like slapping his face. ► smack to hit someone or something, usually with your open hand: Rick smacked him in the face. ► spank to hit a child on their bottom with your open hand, as a punishment: His mother spanked him for lying. ► strike formal to hit someone or something very hard: He struck her on the side of the head and knocked her down. ► tap to gently hit your fingers or foot against something: I tapped him on the shoulder. ► knock to hit a door or window with your closed hand in order to attract the attention of the people inside: Someone was knocking on the door. ► rap to knock quickly several times: She rapped on his window angrily. ► pound to knock very hard, making a lot of noise: Thomas pounded on the door with his fist. ► bang to hit something hard several times, making a lot of noise: A policeman was banging on the door. ► hammer to hit something very hard several times, making a lot of noise: They hammered on my door until I opened up. ► bash to hit someone or something hard, in a way that causes damage: The police bashed the door down. to make a small hole in or through something using an object with a sharp point► pierceto make a small hole in or through something using an object with a sharp point: A bullet pierced his spinal cord. Pierce a hole in each card to thread the ribbon through. ► make a hole in something to cut something or do something else that causes it to have a hole: Make a hole in the bottom of the can using a hammer and nail. ► poke a hole informal to make a hole in something by pushing something pointed into it: Use your finger to poke a hole in the dough. ► prick to make a very small hole in the surface of something, using something thin with a sharp point: She pricked her finger with the needle. ► punch to make a hole in something using a metal tool or other sharp object: I had to punch an extra hole in the belt to get it to fit. ► puncture to make a small hole in something so that air or liquid can get out: A broken rib punctured his lung. ► drill to make a hole using a special tool: He drilled three holes in the wall about six inches apart. ► bore to make a deep round hole in a hard surface: Workers bored a hole in the rock. ► penetrate formal to pass into or through something that is deep or thick, and usually make a hole in it: The bullet penetrated the door and went through the other side. 1 HIT to hit someone or something hard with your fist (=closed hand): The other boys began kicking and punching him.punch somebody in/on something Then the guy walked up and punched Jack in the face.► see thesaurus at hit12MAKE HOLE to make a hole in something using a metal tool or other sharp object: punch a ticket/card etc. The bus driver will punch your ticket.punch a hole in/through something I got so mad that I punched a hole in the door.► see thesaurus at pierce3PUSH BUTTONS to push a button or key on a machine SYN push, press: She punched the red button and waited for the doors to open.4HIT something TO MOVE IT [always + adv./prep.] to hit something in a particular direction using your fist (=closed hand): punch something away/into etc. He punched the ball away.5punch holes in an argument/idea/plan etc. to disagree with someone’s idea or plan and show what is wrong with it6punch the air to make a movement like a punch toward the sky, to show that you are very pleased about something7punch the clock informal to record the time that you start or finish work by putting a card into a special machine8punch somebody’s lights out informal to hit someone hard in the face so that he or she becomes unconscious9punch it spoken informal to start driving faster immediately10CATTLE [transitive] old-fashioned to move cattle from one place to another[Origin: 1300–1400 Old French poinçonner to make a hole in, from poinçon tool for making holes]punch in phrasal verb1 to record the time that you arrive at work, by putting a card into a special machine: Mitch made sure he punched in exactly at 8 a.m.2punch something ↔ in to put information into a computer by pressing buttons or keys: I punched in the password.punch out phrasal verb1 to record the time that you leave work, by putting a card into a special machine: You should punch out now and take the rest of the day off.2punch somebody out to hit someone so hard that he or she falls over or becomes unconscious: He punched out one of his co-workers. verb | noun punchpunch2 ●●○ noun ETYMOLOGYpunch2Origin: (1-2, 5-7) 1500-1600 ➔ PUNCH1 (3) 1600-1700 Perhaps from Hindi pãc five; because there are five things that go into it. (4) 1500-1600 Probably from puncheon; ➔ POUNCE (8) 1800-1900 Punch character in children's puppet shows, from Punchinello, probably from Italian dialect polecenella little chicken ► gave ... a punch Mike gave me a punch on the arm. ► throw a punch (=try to hit someone) 1HIT [countable] a quick strong hit made with your fist (=closed hand): a knockout punchpunch in/on a punch on the nose Mike gave me a punch on the arm.throw a punch (=try to hit someone)2DRINK [countable, uncountable] a drink made from fruit juice, sugar, water, and sometimes alcohol: fruit punch3STRONG QUALITY [uncountable] a strong, effective, and interesting quality in the way something does something: The book lacks the punch of his earlier novels.4TOOL [countable] (also hole punch) a metal tool for cutting holes or for pushing something into a small hole5beat somebody/something to the punch informal to do or get something before someone else: The company has managed to beat its rivals to the punch with its new line of computers.6as pleased as punch informal very happy about something → see also one-two punch at one-two (1), pack a punch/wallop at pack1 (9), not pull any punches at pull1 (19), pull a punch at pull1 (23) |