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Difference Between Punch and Puncher

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Definitions

Punch

A tool for circular or other piercing
A leather punch.

Puncher

A tool for circular or other piercing
A leather punch.

Punch

A tool for forcing a pin, bolt, or rivet in or out of a hole.

Puncher

A tool for forcing a pin, bolt, or rivet in or out of a hole.

Punch

A tool for stamping a design on a surface.

Puncher

A tool for stamping a design on a surface.
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Punch

A tool for making a countersink.

Puncher

A tool for making a countersink.

Punch

A blow with the fist.

Puncher

To make (a hole or opening), as by using a punch or similar implement.

Punch

Impressive or effective force; impact.

Puncher

To make a hole in (something), as by using a punch
The conductor punched my train ticket.
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Punch

A beverage of fruit juices and sometimes a soft drink or carbonated water, often spiced and mixed with a wine or liquor base.

Puncher

To pierce something; make a hole or opening
My foot punched through the ice.

Punch

The quarrelsome hook-nosed husband of Judy in the comic puppet show Punch and Judy.

Puncher

A person who punches (in a specified manner).

Punch

To make (a hole or opening), as by using a punch or similar implement.

Puncher

A person who keys data into a computer system.

Punch

To make a hole in (something), as by using a punch
The conductor punched my train ticket.

Puncher

A device for punching something, such as tickets.

Punch

To pierce something; make a hole or opening
My foot punched through the ice.

Puncher

A cowpuncher; a cowboy.

Punch

To hit with a sharp blow of the fist.

Puncher

One who, or that which, punches.

Punch

To drive (the fist) into or through something.

Puncher

A hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

Punch

To drive (a ball, for example) with the fist.

Puncher

Someone who delivers punches

Punch

To make (a hole) by thrusting the fist.

Puncher

A tool for making (usually circular) holes

Punch

(Archaic) To poke or prod with a stick.

Punch

Western US To herd (cattle).

Punch

To depress (the accelerator of a car) forcefully.

Punch

To depress (a key or button, for example) in order to activate a device or perform an operation
Punched the "repeat" key.

Punch

To enter (data) by keying
Punched in the number on the computer.

Punch

(Baseball) To hit (a ball) with a quick short swing.

Punch

(countable) A hit or strike with one's fist.

Punch

A blow from something other than the fist.

Punch

(uncountable) Power, strength, energy.

Punch

(uncountable) Impact.

Punch

(countable) A device, generally slender and round, used for creating holes in thin material, for driving an object through a hole in a containing object, or to stamp or emboss a mark or design on a surface.

Punch

(countable) A mechanism for punching holes in paper or other thin material.

Punch

(countable) A hole or opening created with a punch.

Punch

(piledriving) An extension piece applied to the top of a pile; a dolly.

Punch

A prop, as for the roof of a mine.

Punch

A beverage, generally containing a mixture of fruit juice and some other beverage, often alcoholic.

Punch

(entomology) Any of various riodinid butterflies of the genus Dodona of Asia.

Punch

(transitive) To strike with one's fist.
If she punches me, I'm gonna break her nose.

Punch

To herd.

Punch

(transitive) To operate (a device or system) by depressing a button, key, bar, or pedal, or by similar means.

Punch

(transitive) To enter (information) on a device or system.

Punch

(transitive) To hit (a ball or similar object) with less than full force.
He punched a hit into shallow left field.

Punch

(transitive) To make holes in something rail ticket, leather belt, etc

Punch

To thrust against; to poke.
To punch one with the end of a stick or the elbow

Punch

Ellipsis of punch above one's weight, to date somebody more attractive than oneself.

Punch

(transitive) In winemaking, to perform pigeage: to stamp down grape skins that float to the surface during fermentation.

Punch

To employ a punch to create a hole in or stamp or emboss a mark on something.

Punch

To mark a ticket.

Punch

A beverage composed of wine or distilled liquor, water (or milk), sugar, and the juice of lemon, with spice or mint; - specifically named from the kind of spirit used; as rum punch, claret punch, champagne punch, etc.

Punch

The buffoon or harlequin of a puppet show.

Punch

A short, fat fellow; anything short and thick.
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 short.

Punch

One of a breed of large, heavy draught horses; as, the Suffolk punch.

Punch

A thrust or blow.

Punch

A tool, usually of steel, variously shaped at one end for different uses, and either solid, for stamping or for perforating holes in metallic plates and other substances, or hollow and sharpedged, for cutting out blanks, as for buttons, steel pens, jewelry, and the like; a die.

Punch

An extension piece applied to the top of a pile; a dolly.

Punch

A prop, as for the roof of a mine.

Punch

To thrust against; to poke; as, to punch one with the end of a stick or the elbow.

Punch

To perforate or stamp with an instrument by pressure, or a blow; as, to punch a hole; to punch ticket.

Punch

(boxing) a blow with the fist;
I gave him a clout on his nose

Punch

An iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl

Punch

A tool for making (usually circular) holes

Punch

Deliver a quick blow to;
He punched me in the stomach

Punch

Drive forcibly as if by a punch;
The nail punched through the wall

Punch

Make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation;
Perforate the sheets of paper

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