Word Frequency
punch1 (pʌntʃ
)
Definitions
verb
- to strike blows (at), esp with a clenched fist
- tr (Western US) to herd or drive (cattle), esp for a living
- tr to poke or prod with a stick or similar object
noun
- a blow with the fist
- (informal) telling force, point, or vigour ⇒
his arguments lacked punch
Derived Forms
ˈpuncher nounWord Origin
C15: perhaps a variant of pounce²punch2 (pʌntʃ
)
Definitions
noun
- a tool or machine for piercing holes in a material
- any of various tools used for knocking a bolt, rivet, etc, out of a hole
- a tool or machine used for stamping a design on something or shaping it by impact
- the solid die of a punching machine for cutting, stamping, or shaping material
- (computing) a device, such as a card punch or tape punch, used for making holes in a card or paper tape
- See centre punch
verb
- tr to pierce, cut, stamp, shape, or drive with a punch
Word Origin
C14: shortened from puncheon, from Old French ponçon; see puncheon²Translations for 'punch'
- British English: punch A punch is a blow with the fist.He was hurting Johansson with body punches in the fourth round.pʌntʃ NOUNblow
- Arabic: لَكْمَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: murro
- Chinese: 拳打
- Croatian: udarac
- Czech: rána pěstí
- Danish: slag
- Dutch: vuistslag
- European Spanish: puñetazo
- Finnish: punssi
- French: coup de poing
- German: Punsch
- Greek: γροθιά
- Italian: pugno
- Japanese: パンチ飲み物
- Korean: 한 대 치기
- Norwegian: punsj
- Polish: ponczgorący napój
- Portuguese: ponche
- Romanian: pumn pumni
- Russian: удар кулаком
- Spanish: ponche
- Swedish: toddy
- Thai: การชก
- Turkish: panç
- Ukrainian: удар
- Vietnamese: cú đấm
- British English: punch Punch is a drink usually made from wine or spirits mixed with sugar, fruit, and spices....a bowl of punch.pʌntʃ NOUNdrink
- Arabic: مَزِيجٌ مِنْ مَشْرُوبَاتٍ مُخْتَلِفَةٍ
- Brazilian Portuguese: ponche
- Chinese: 混合饮料
- Croatian: punč
- Czech: punč
- Danish: punch
- Dutch: punch
- European Spanish: ponche
- Finnish: tälli
- French: punch
- German: Faustschlag Faustschläge
- Greek: γροθιά
- Italian: punch
- Japanese: パンチ殴打
- Korean: 펀치
- Norwegian: knyttneveslag
- Polish: uderzenie pięściąuderzenie
- Portuguese: murro
- Romanian: punci punciuri
- Russian: пунш
- Spanish: puñetazo
- Swedish: slagknytnävsslag
- Thai: เครื่องดื่มผสมที่มีน้ำผลไม้และเหล้า
- Turkish: yumruk
- Ukrainian: пунш
- Vietnamese: rượu mạnh pha đường, trái cây, gia vị
- British English: punch If you punch someone or something, you hit them hard with your fist.After punching him on the chin, she wound up hitting him over the head.pʌntʃ VERB
- Arabic: يَضْرِبُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: esmurrar
- Chinese: 拳打
- Croatian: udariti
- Czech: udeřit pěstí
- Danish: slå
- Dutch: slaan
- European Spanish: dar un puñetazo
- Finnish: pamauttaa
- French: donner un coup de poing
- German: boxen
- Greek: γρονθοκοπώ
- Italian: dare un pugno
- Japanese: げんこつをくらわす
- Korean: 한 대 치다
- Norwegian: stanse ut
- Polish: uderzyć pięścią uderzać pięścią
- Portuguese: esmurrar
- Romanian: a lovicu pumnul
- Russian: наносить удары кулаком
- Spanish: dar un puñetazo
- Swedish: slåsmälla till
- Thai: ชก
- Turkish: yumruklamak
- Ukrainian: бити побити
- Vietnamese: đấm
Example Sentences Including 'punch'
Charlie chuckled over the phone at the thought of the punch line.The Dutch Blue Error
Cowan's climactic scenes arrive with an unexpected and heartbreaking emotional punch.Globe and Mail (2003)
Former world featherweight champion Willie Pep once won a round by not throwing a punch , just to prove he could.Glasgow Herald (2002)
Graham's punch caught Lajes on the side of the head, rocking him backwards into the swimming pool.Alastair McLean's 'Night Watch'
He threw the punch straight from the shoulder: `Samsonov is dead.A Daystar of Fear
Start soft and slow, and if she doesn't punch you in the face, you're on the right track.Maxim (2005)
Still, he can't fathom why he has to punch into an electronic database every time he gets on a bus or train.Globe and Mail (2003)
That complacency was punished by a fifth-round knock-out defeat, subsequently dismissed by Lewis as the result of'a lucky punch '.Glasgow Herald (2001)
The force of the blow causes the material to be squeezed or extruded up the sides of the punch to take the shape of the die.Technology Basic Facts
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'punch' definition based on an original suggestion by Daved made on the 24 August 2012.
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