punch
♦ punch /p'ʌntʃ/ (punches punching punched)
1 [VERB] V n
If you punch someone or something, you hit them hard with your fist.
After punching him on the chin she wound up hitting him over the head...
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron), V n P
In American English, punch out means the same as punch.
`I almost lost my job today.'--`What happened?'--`Oh, I punched out this guy.'...
In the past, many kids would settle disputes by punching each other out.
[N-COUNT]
Punch is also a noun.
He was hurting Johansson with body punches in the fourth round.
● puncher [N-COUNT] usu supp N
...the awesome range of blows which have confirmed him as boxing's hardest puncher.
2 [VERB] V n
If you punch the air, you put one or both of your fists forcefully above your shoulders as a gesture of delight or victory.
At the end, Graf punched the air in delight, a huge grin on her face.
3 [VERB] V n
If you punch something such as the buttons on a keyboard, you touch them in order to store information on a machine such as a computer or to give the machine a command to do something.
Mrs. Baylor strode to the elevator and punched the button.
= push, press
4 [VERB] V n in n
If you punch holes in something, you make holes in it by pushing or pressing it with something sharp.
I took a ballpoint pen and punched a hole in the carton.
5 [N-COUNT]
A punch is a tool that you use for making holes in something.
Make two holes with a hole punch.
6 [N-UNCOUNT]
If you say that something has punch, you mean that it has force or effectiveness.
My nervousness made me deliver the vital points of my address without sufficient punch...
7 [N-MASS]
Punch is a drink made from wine or spirits mixed with things such as sugar, lemons, and spices.
8 [PHRASE] V and N inflect, oft with brd-neg
If you say that someone does not pull their punches when they are criticizing a person or thing, you mean that they say exactly what they think, even though this might upset or offend people.
She has a reputation for getting at the guts of a subject and never pulling her punches.punch bowl (punch bowls)
[N-COUNT]
A punch bowl is a large bowl in which drinks, especially punch, are mixed and served.punch in
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron), V n P
If you punch in a number on a machine or punch numbers into it, you push the machine's buttons or keys in order to give it a command to do something.
You can bank by phone in the USA, punching in account numbers on the phone...
Punch your credit card number into the keypad.
1 [VERB] V n
If you punch someone or something, you hit them hard with your fist.
After punching him on the chin she wound up hitting him over the head...
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron), V n P
In American English, punch out means the same as punch.
`I almost lost my job today.'--`What happened?'--`Oh, I punched out this guy.'...
In the past, many kids would settle disputes by punching each other out.
[N-COUNT]
Punch is also a noun.
He was hurting Johansson with body punches in the fourth round.
● puncher [N-COUNT] usu supp N
...the awesome range of blows which have confirmed him as boxing's hardest puncher.
2 [VERB] V n
If you punch the air, you put one or both of your fists forcefully above your shoulders as a gesture of delight or victory.
At the end, Graf punched the air in delight, a huge grin on her face.
3 [VERB] V n
If you punch something such as the buttons on a keyboard, you touch them in order to store information on a machine such as a computer or to give the machine a command to do something.
Mrs. Baylor strode to the elevator and punched the button.
= push, press
4 [VERB] V n in n
If you punch holes in something, you make holes in it by pushing or pressing it with something sharp.
I took a ballpoint pen and punched a hole in the carton.
5 [N-COUNT]
A punch is a tool that you use for making holes in something.
Make two holes with a hole punch.
6 [N-UNCOUNT]
If you say that something has punch, you mean that it has force or effectiveness.
My nervousness made me deliver the vital points of my address without sufficient punch...
7 [N-MASS]
Punch is a drink made from wine or spirits mixed with things such as sugar, lemons, and spices.
8 [PHRASE] V and N inflect, oft with brd-neg
If you say that someone does not pull their punches when they are criticizing a person or thing, you mean that they say exactly what they think, even though this might upset or offend people.
She has a reputation for getting at the guts of a subject and never pulling her punches.punch bowl (punch bowls)
[N-COUNT]
A punch bowl is a large bowl in which drinks, especially punch, are mixed and served.punch in
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron), V n P
If you punch in a number on a machine or punch numbers into it, you push the machine's buttons or keys in order to give it a command to do something.
You can bank by phone in the USA, punching in account numbers on the phone...
Punch your credit card number into the keypad.