punch
noun
1. (boxing) a blow with the fist
Similar word(s): biff, clout, lick, poke, slug
Definition categories: act, blow
2. an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl
Definition categories: food
3. a tool for making holes or indentations
Similar word(s): puncher
Definition categories: man–made, tool
verb
1. deliver a quick blow to
- he punched me in the stomach
Similar word(s): plug
Definition categories: contact, hit
2. drive forcibly as if by a punch
- the nail punched through the wall
Definition categories: contact, thrust
3. make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation
Similar word(s): perforate
Definition categories: contact, pierce
Sentences with punch as a verb:
- If she punches me, I'm gonna break her nose.
- He punched a hit into shallow left field.
- to punch one with the end of a stick or the elbow