punch

  • 51punch — ▪ I. punch punch 1 [pʌntʆ] verb [transitive] to make a hole in something, for example a card that shows what time you arrived at work or left work: • Any employee forgetting to punch his card must report it to his supervisor as soon as possible… …

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  • 52punch — punch1 [ pʌntʃ ] verb transitive * 1. ) to hit someone or something with your FIST (=closed hand), usually as hard as you can: Two men punched him, knocking him to the ground. She punched her pillow angrily. a ) to press a button or switch: David …

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  • 53punch */ — I UK [pʌntʃ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms punch : present tense I/you/we/they punch he/she/it punches present participle punching past tense punched past participle punched 1) to hit someone or something with your fist (= closed hand),… …

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  • 54punch — [[t]pʌ̱ntʃ[/t]] ♦♦♦ punches, punching, punched 1) VERB If you punch someone or something, you hit them hard with your fist. [V n] After punching him on the chin she wound up hitting him over the head... [V n] He punched the wall angrily, then… …

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  • 55Punch — I n. blow 1) to deliver, give, land, throw a punch 2) to pull ( soften ) one s punches (also fig.) 3) to roll with a punch 4) a one two; rabbit; solid; Sunday punch 5) a punch in, on, to (a punch in the face; a punch on the nose) misc. 6) to pack …

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  • 56punch — A tool for making holes or driving out bolts, rivets and pins. See aligning punch brass punch center punch drift drift punch fender punch gasket punch hole punch nail punch …

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  • 57punch — I [[t]pʌntʃ[/t]] n. 1) a thrusting blow, esp. with the fist 2) cvb forcefulness or effectiveness; power 3) to give a sharp thrust or blow to, esp. with the fist 4) brit. dial. Western U.S. and Canada. to drive (cattle) 5) to poke or prod, as with …

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  • 58punch — 1. v. & n. v. & tr. 1 strike bluntly, esp. with a closed fist. 2 prod or poke with a blunt object. 3 a pierce a hole in (metal, paper, a ticket, etc.) as or with a punch. b pierce (a hole) by punching. 4 US drive (cattle) by prodding with a stick …

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  • 59Punch — Als Punch bezeichnet man beim Boxen einen besonders harten Schlag eine britische Satire Zeitschrift, siehe Punch (Zeitschrift) eine Pferderasse, siehe Suffolk Punch eine kubanische Zigarrenmarke, siehe Punch (Zigarre) eine alternative Spielform… …

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  • 60punch — 01. The boxer knocked out his opponent with a single [punch] in the nose. 02. He got a black eye when some drunk guy [punched] him in a bar. 03. Do you have a hole [punch] so I can put my papers in my binder? 04. Mike gave Lawrence a friendly… …

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