punch¹ /punch or punsh/

1. To strike with the fist (sometimes with out)
2. To thump (sometimes with out)
3. To prod
4. To poke
5. To drive (cattle; US and Aust)
6. To kick (also punce /puns/; dialect)
7. To stamp, pierce, perforate, indent, by a forward, downward, etc movement of a tool or part of a machine
8. To make, obtain or remove by such a movement (often with out)
9. To press in vigorously (a key or button), or the key or button of
10. To record by pressing a key
11. To play a low shot with a short follow-through (sport)

1. To perform an act of punching
2. To clock (in or out)

1. A vigorous blow, or attempted blow, with the fist
2. Striking power
3. Effective forcefulness
4. A tool or machine for punching
5. A die
6. A prop for a mine-roof
7. A low shot played with a short follow-through (sport)

punchˈer noun

1. Someone who punches
2. An instrument for punching
3. A cowpuncher or cattle drover (US)
4. The driver of a team (Aust)

punchˈy adjective

1. Vigorous, powerful
2. Punch-drunk (informal)

punchˈ-bag or (N American) punchˈing-bag noun

1. A large stuffed bag used for boxing practice
2. A person who is the target of another person's outbursts of anger (figurative)

punchˈ-ball noun

1. A suspended ball used for boxing practice
2. A game similar to baseball in which the ball is punched

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