punch

/pʌntʃ/ · noun

Meaning

A hit or strike with one's fist.
Power, strength, energy.
Impact.
To strike with one's fist.
(of cattle) To herd.
To operate (a device or system) by depressing a button, key, bar, or pedal, or by similar means.
To enter (information) on a device or system.
To hit (a ball or similar object) with less than full force.
To make holes in something (rail ticket, leather belt, etc)
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.
A hole or opening created with a punch.
(piledriving) An extension piece applied to the top of a pile; a dolly.
A prop, as for the roof of a mine.
To employ a punch to create a hole in or stamp or emboss a mark on something.
To mark a ticket.
A beverage, generally containing a mixture of fruit juice and some other beverage, often alcoholic.
Any of various riodinid butterflies of the genus Dodona of Asia.

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