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punch

/pʌnt͡ʃ/noun, verb1 syllable

Punch means: (boxing) a blow with the fist.

Synonyms for punch8

noun, as in (boxing) a blow with the fist

clout, poke, lick, biff, slug

noun, as in a tool for making holes or indentations

puncher

verb, as in deliver a quick blow to

verb, as in make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation

perforate

What does punch mean?6

noun

1

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

2

a tool for making holes or indentations

3

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

verb

1

deliver a quick blow to“he punched me in the stomach”

2

make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation“perforate the sheets of paper”

3

drive forcibly as if by a punch“the nail punched through the wall”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with punch?6

one syllable

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Punch in a sentence

  • Blow by blow, her punches got more intense.BlueLagoon
  • The documentary pulled its punches, skirting round some crucial questions.sundown
  • And this report, it doesn't pull any punches.kiryopi
  • He punched me in the nose, causing it to bleed.Nuel
  • Do you want another glass of fruit punch?CK
  • Boxers end up punch-drunk after getting so many blows.arh
  • The punch on the jaw brought me to my knees.unknown
  • My punch sent him reeling into the rope.shekitten

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of punch

as a noun

plural
punches

as a verb

past tense
punched
present participle
punching
third-person singular
punches
past participle
punched