punch
11Punch — Punch, n. [Prov. E. Cf. {Punchy}.] 1. A short, fat fellow; anything short and thick. [1913 Webster] I . . . did hear them call their fat child punch, which pleased me mightily, that word being become a word of common use for all that is thick and …
12Punch — Punch, n. [Abbrev, fr. punchinello.] The buffoon or harlequin of a puppet show. [1913 Webster] {Punch and Judy}, a puppet show in which a comical little hunchbacked Punch, with a large nose, engages in altercation with his wife Judy. [1913… …
13Punch — [punch] n. [contr. after Punchinello, earlier Polichinello, a character in a Neapolitan puppet play < It Pulcinella < VL * pullicinus < LL pullicenus, young chicken, dim. of L pullus: see POULTRY] the male character of the puppet show… …
14Punch — Punch, v. t. [OE. punchen, perhaps the same word as E. punish: or cf. E. bunch.] To thrust against; to poke; as, to punch one with the end of a stick or the elbow. [1913 Webster] …
15Punch! — Titre original Punch! Genre Série d animation, parodique Pays d’origine  Canada Chaîne d’origine Télétoon Nombre de sai …
16punch-up — /punch up /, n. Slang. punch out (def. 2). [1955 60; n. use of v. phrase punch (it) up] * * * …
17punch (1) — {{hw}}{{punch (1)}{{/hw}}Bevanda preparata con acqua bollente, rum o altro liquore, zucchero e scorza di limone. ETIMOLOGIA: voce ingl., forse dal sanscrito pañca ‘cinque’, perché orig. composto di cinque ingredienti. punch (2) {{hw}}{{punch… …
18punch — 1. Voz inglesa que se usa, en boxeo, con el sentido de ‘golpe potente dado con el puño’. Es anglicismo superfluo, por existir los equivalentes españoles puñetazo o pegada: «Tenía una pegada formidable y era un boxeador depurado» (DAméricas [EE.… …
19punch-up — punch ups N COUNT A punch up is a fight in which people hit each other. [BRIT, INFORMAL] He was involved in a punch up with Sarah s former lover. Syn: brawl …
20punch in — (something) to enter information on a computer or other device by pressing keys. You punch in your code to get cash or your bank balance. Each door has a number pad, and for security you have to punch a number in to open the door …
