[
US
/ˈpəntʃ/
]
[ UK /pˈʌntʃ/ ]
[ UK /pˈʌntʃ/ ]
NOUN
- an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl
- a tool for making holes or indentations
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(boxing) a blow with the fist
I gave him a clout on his nose
VERB
-
make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation
perforate the sheets of paper -
deliver a quick blow to
he punched me in the stomach -
drive forcibly as if by a punch
the nail punched through the wall
How To Use punch In A Sentence
- The new Ford Mustang has a lot of punch.
- Of these the Norfolk Democrat and Suffolk Punch, both printed and carrying advertisements, were particularly impressive.
- You can bank by phone in the USA, punching in account numbers on the phone.
- In the early 1800s, the French weaver Joseph Jacquard invented a loom in which a series of punched cards controlled the patterns of cloth and carpet produced.
- It is sad, very sad to watch a great champion being beaten in a one-sided fight where he cannot offer any meaningful counterpunch, which is what boxing is all about. Undefined
- Of course the 'nester' or 'punkin roller,' as we contemptuously called the small farmer, began sifting in here and there in spite of our guns, but he was only a mosquito bite in comparison with the trouble which our cow-punchers stirred up. Cavanaugh: Forest Ranger A Romance of the Mountain West
- He danced and glided, connecting with 100 punches and taking just three. Times, Sunday Times
- The wide planing hull lends stability for easy shots down tough rapids, and the boat's upturned bow makes punching through big holes a cinch.
- And in a sideswipe at some of his peers, many of whom he feels are languishing in the comfort zone, he refused to pull his punches.
- The gorillas 'behaviour has strong similarities to the children's game tag, but is perhaps more like a playful exchange of punches that must be well-judged to ensure it does not escalate into a more serious fight. Gorillas learn about injustice and revenge by playing tag