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

punchˈboard noun

A cardboard frame divided into a number of compartments each concealing a slip of paper, some of which entitle the holder to a prize

punchˈ-card or punched card noun

A card with perforations representing data, formerly used in the operation of computers

punchˈ-drunk adjective

1. Having a form of cerebral concussion from past blows in boxing, with results resembling drunkenness
2. Dazed (informal short form punchˈy)

punched tape noun (computing)

Same as paper tape (see under paper)

punching-bag see punch-bag above.

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