punchnoun
uk/pʌntʃ/us/pʌntʃ/punch noun (HIT)
B2 [ C ] a forceful hit with a fist (= closed hand):
More examples
- The boxer was felled by a punch to the head.
- He threw a punch at his attacker.
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Hitting and beating
- a bunch of fives idiom
- a rap on/over the knuckles idiom
- at-risk
- bang up sb/sth
- bashing
- conk
- deck
- hell
- kick
- knock
- knock sb's block off idiom
- lay
- lay sb out
- licking
- mess sb up
- pound
- pummel
- put the boot in idiom
- swing
- thump
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punch noun (EFFECT)
[ U ] the power to be interesting and have a strong effect on people:
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Efficient and effective
- a treat idiom
- be firing on all cylinders idiom
- businesslike
- dispatch
- do the trick idiom
- does what it says on the tin idiom
- ergonomics
- labour-saving
- miraculous
- organized
- potency
- smooth
- snappy
- technical
- timesaving
- together
- treat
- trick
- well oiled
- worth
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punch noun (DRINK)
[ C or U ] a cold or hot drink made by mixing fruit juices, pieces of fruit, and often wine or other alcoholic drinks
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Cocktails
- Bloody Mary
- Buck's Fizz
- caipirinha
- cocktail
- cup
- daiquiri
- gimlet
- highball
- kir
- manhattan
- margarita
- mimosa
- mint julep
- mojito
- Pimm's
- sangria
- sour
- spritzer
- swizzle stick
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punch noun (TOOL)
[ C ] a piece of equipment that cuts holes in a material by pushing a piece of metal through it:
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Tools
- adze
- Allen key
- anvil
- auger
- awl
- axe
- excavator
- grappling iron/hook
- grindstone
- guillotine
- hacksaw
- hatchet
- plunger
- rasp
- reamer
- sander
- sandpaper
- scissor
- scissors
- vane
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punchverb [ T ]
uk/pʌntʃ/us/pʌntʃ/punch verb [ T ] (HIT)
B2 to hit someone or something with your fist (= closed hand):
mainly US to hit with your fingers the buttons on a phone or the keys on a keyboard
More examples
- He was punched in the face.
- The two youths punched the old man and snatched his wallet.
- The boys in the cartoon were punching each other - wham, zap!
- He punched me on the nose.
- She punched her pillow in frustration.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Hitting and beating
- a bunch of fives idiom
- a rap on/over the knuckles idiom
- at-risk
- bang up sb/sth
- bashing
- conk
- deck
- hell
- kick
- knock
- knock sb's block off idiom
- lay
- lay sb out
- licking
- mess sb up
- pound
- pummel
- put the boot in idiom
- swing
- thump
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punch verb [ T ] (USE TOOL)
to make a hole in something with a special piece of equipment:
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Making holes in things
- bore
- breach
- dent
- drill
- gouge
- hole
- perforate
- perforated
- pierce
- piercing
- prick
- probe
- puncture
- riddle