punch

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English [edit]

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Pronunciation [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Old French ponchonner (“to punch”), from ponchon (“pointed tool”), from Latin punctus, perfect passive participle of pungō (“I prick”). Possibly influenced by punish. Also probably related to pounce.

Noun [edit]

punch (countable and uncountable; plural punches)

  1. (countable) A hit or strike with one's fist.
    If she punches me, I'm gonna break her nose.
    • 2011 November 3, Chris Bevan, “Rubin Kazan 1 - 0 Tottenham”, BBC Sport:
      Another Karadeniz cross led to Cudicini's first save of the night, with the Spurs keeper making up for a weak punch by brilliantly pushing away Christian Noboa's snap-shot.
  2. (uncountable) Power, strength, energy.
  3. (uncountable) Impact.
  4. (countable) A button (of a joypad, joystick or similar device) whose only or main current function is that when it is pressed causes a video game character to punch.
Synonyms [edit]
Hyponyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
Terms derived from punch (noun)
See also [edit]
  • (A strike with the fist): slap
Translations [edit]
hit or strike with one's fist
power, strength, energy
impact
button

Verb [edit]

punch (third-person singular simple present punches, present participle punching, simple past and past participle punched)

  1. (transitive) To strike with one's fist.
  2. (transitive, of cattle) To herd.
  3. (transitive) To operate (a device or system) by depressing a button, key, bar, or pedal, or by similar means.
    • 1922, The Workmen's compensation law journal, volume 10, page 129: 
      As night watchman he was required to punch a watchman's clock; the stations were scattered all over the place.
    • 2000, William D. Peterson, United States Life-Saving Service in Michigan[1], page 106:
      The patrol clock and punch key system made sure that crewmen completed their patrols. At the far end of his patrol, he used a key to punch his clock and start the return trip.
    • 2007, Dick Juge, The Historic Northwest Passage and the CGC Storis, page 27:
      Another shipmate remembered the watch clock on the strap we had to carry to punching stations. He was assigned to a guard shack. He had rounds to the Officer's Club and sleeping quarters where he'd have to punch the clock at different stations.
  4. (transitive) To enter (information) on a device or system.
  5. (transitive) To hit (a ball or similar object) with less than full force.
    He punched a hit into shallow left field.
  6. (transitive) To make holes in something (rail ticket, leather belt, etc)
  7. To thrust against; to poke.
    to punch one with the end of a stick or the elbow
Synonyms [edit]
  • (To strike with the fist): box
Derived terms [edit]
Terms derived from punch (verb)
Translations [edit]
to strike something or someone with one's fist
to herd cattle — see herd
to operate by pressing a button or similar
to enter information
to hit with less than full force

Etymology 2 [edit]

Shortened form of puncheon, from Old French ponchon (“pointed tool”), from Latin punctus, perfect passive participle of pungō (“I prick”).

Noun [edit]

punch (plural punches)

  1. (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.
  2. (countable) A mechanism for punching holes in paper or other thin material.
  3. (countable) A hole or opening created with a punch
Translations [edit]
device for creating holes in thin material
mechanism for punching holes in paper
hole or opening created with a punch
See also [edit]

Verb [edit]

punch (third-person singular simple present punches, present participle punching, simple past and past participle punched)

  1. To employ a punch to create a hole in or stamp or emboss a mark on something.
  2. To mark a ticket.
Hypernyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
Terms derived from punch (verb, etymology 2)
Translations [edit]
to employ a punch to create a hole
to mark a ticket

Etymology 3 [edit]

From Hindi पाँच (pāñć, “five”), because of the drink's original five ingredients (spirits, water, lemon juice, sugar, and spice), from Sanskrit पञ्चन् (páñcan).

Noun [edit]

punch (uncountable)

  1. (uncountable) A beverage, generally containing a mixture of fruit juice and some other beverage, often alcoholic.
Translations [edit]
beverage

See also [edit]

French [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From English punch.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /pɔ̃ʃ/

Noun [edit]

punch m (plural punchs)

  1. punch (drink)
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