Punchnoun
(entomology) Any of various riodinid butterflies of the genus Dodona of Asia.
Punchernoun
A person who punches (in a specified manner).
Punchnoun
(countable) A hit or strike with one's fist.
Punchernoun
A person who keys data into a computer system.
Punchnoun
(uncountable) Power, strength, energy.
Punchernoun
A device for punching something, such as tickets.
Punchnoun
(uncountable) Impact.
Punchernoun
A cowpuncher; a cowboy.
Punchnoun
(uncountable) A button (of a joypad, joystick or similar device) causing a video game character to punch.
Punchernoun
One who, or that which, punches.
Punchnoun
(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.
Punchernoun
a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
Punchnoun
(countable) A mechanism for punching holes in paper or other thin material.
Punchernoun
someone who delivers punches
Punchnoun
(countable) A hole or opening created with a punch.
Punchernoun
a tool for making (usually circular) holes
Punchnoun
(piledriving) An extension piece applied to the top of a pile; a dolly.
Punchnoun
A prop, as for the roof of a mine.
Punchnoun
A beverage, generally containing a mixture of fruit juice and some other beverage, often alcoholic.
Punchverb
(transitive) To strike with one's fist.
‘If she punches me, I'm gonna break her nose.’;
Punchverb
To herd.
Punchverb
(transitive) To operate (a device or system) by depressing a button, key, bar, or pedal, or by similar means.
Punchverb
(transitive) To enter (information) on a device or system.
Punchverb
(transitive) To hit (a ball or similar object) with less than full force.
‘He punched a hit into shallow left field.’;
Punchverb
(transitive) To make holes in something rail ticket, leather belt, etc
Punchverb
To thrust against; to poke.
‘to punch one with the end of a stick or the elbow’;
Punchverb
To employ a punch to create a hole in or stamp or emboss a mark on something.
Punchverb
To mark a ticket.
Punchnoun
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.
Punchnoun
The buffoon or harlequin of a puppet show.
Punchnoun
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.’;
Punchnoun
One of a breed of large, heavy draught horses; as, the Suffolk punch.
Punchnoun
A thrust or blow.
Punchnoun
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.
Punchnoun
An extension piece applied to the top of a pile; a dolly.
Punchnoun
A prop, as for the roof of a mine.
Punchverb
To thrust against; to poke; as, to punch one with the end of a stick or the elbow.
Punchverb
To perforate or stamp with an instrument by pressure, or a blow; as, to punch a hole; to punch ticket.
Punchnoun
(boxing) a blow with the fist;
‘I gave him a clout on his nose’;
Punchnoun
an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl
Punchnoun
a tool for making (usually circular) holes
Punchverb
deliver a quick blow to;
‘he punched me in the stomach’;
Punchverb
drive forcibly as if by a punch;
‘the nail punched through the wall’;
Punchverb
make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation;
‘perforate the sheets of paper’;
