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verb

To hit with a quick, sharp blow of the hand: box², buffet, bust, cuff, slap, smack¹, spank, swat, whack. Informal clip¹, spat. See attack/defend, strike/miss.

noun

1. A quick, sharp blow, especially with the hand: box², buffet, bust, chop¹, cuff, slap, smack¹, smacker, spank, swat, whack. Informal clip¹, spat. See attack/defend, strike/miss.
2. A quality of active mental and physical forcefulness: dash, starch, verve, vigor, vigorousness, vim, vitality. Informal snap. Idioms: vim and vigor. See action/inaction, tired/fresh.
3. An aggressive readiness along with energy to undertake taxing efforts: drive, enterprise, hustle, initiative. Informal get-up-and-go, gumption, push. See action/inaction, tired/fresh, try.
4. A stimulating or intoxicating effect: Informal sting, wallop. Slang kick. See drugs/temperance.
5. The capacity to create a powerful effect: impact. Informal wallop. See affect/ineffectiveness.

In addition to the idioms beginning with punch, also see beat to it (the punch); can't punch one's way out of a paper bag; pack a punch; pleased as punch; pull no punches; roll with the punches; sucker punch; throw a punch.

n

Definition: energy, vigor
Antonyms: idleness, lethargy, unenthusiasm

v

Definition: perforate, prick
Antonyms: close

1. A small sharply pointed metal tool which is struck with a hammer and used for centering, marking, or starting holes.
2. A steel driving tool with a sharpened edge, used to cut holes in sheet metal.

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In flintworking a punch is generally a wooden or bone rod that directs the force applied to the top of the punch with a hammer to the desired point on the flint core in a very controlled way. In metalworking various types of punch are used. In cold working punches are mainly used to mark metal either in setting out designs or for the creation of decoration. In hot working a punch is generally a metal tool, round in cross-section and longitudinally tapered, which is used to make or enlarge holes in heated bars or sheets during forging.

A metal, rodlike instrument with one pointed or cavitied end and one propulsion end to be pushed hard with the palm of the hand or driven with a hammer in order to drive a hole or to excise a small round piece of tissue.

• p. biopsy — a circular piece of skin excised by a hand driven biopsy punch. See also keyes punch.
• dental p. — has a slight cavity at the end so that the tooth to be driven will seat into the end and not slip off.
• p. graft — see punch graft.

For a list of words related to punchless, see:

• Weak, Fearful, or Anxious

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See words rhyming with "puncher."

Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - slå
n. - slag

idioms:

• punch bag    boksebold
• punch drunk    groggy, halvt bedøvet
• punch line    pointe
• punch the air    slå i luften
• take a punch    slå

2.
n. - punsel, drivbolt
v. tr. - gennemhulle, perforere

idioms:

• punch holes    hulle
• punch in    forsænke, stemple ind
• punch out    stanse ud, stemple ud
• punched card    hulkort

3.
n. - punch

idioms:

• punch bowl    punchebowle

4.
n. - figur i marionetkomedien Punch and Judy show

idioms:

• Punch and Judy show    Punch and Judy Show, marionetkomedie

Nederlands (Dutch)
stompen, perforeren, stansen, stomp, opdoffer, punch, energie, pons-/ perforeermachine, gat

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - donner des coups de poing à
n. - coup de poing

idioms:

• punch bag    sac de sable
• punch drunk    groggy, sonné
• punch line    astuce
• punch the air    gigoter dans tous les sens

2.
n. - poinçonneuse, perforateur, emporte-pièce, estampe, poinçon, chasse-clou
v. tr. - faire des trous, perforer, (Comput, Télécom) perforer, poinçonner, composter, perforer qch (dans le métal)

idioms:

• punch holes in    faire des trous
• punch in    ponter (en arrivant), ouvrir d'un coup de poing, taper (code)
• punch out    pointer (en partant), découper à l'emporte-pièce, faire au poinçon (un trou), estamper
• punched card    carte perforée

3.
n. - punch (boisson)

idioms:

• punch bowl    coupe à punch

4.
n. - Polichinelle

idioms:

• Punch and Judy show    spectacle de guignol

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - boxen
n. - Schlag

idioms:

• punch bag    Sandsack
• punch drunk    benommen
• punch line    Pointe
• punch the air    Siegeszeichen mit den Armen machen

2.
n. - Lochzange, Locher
v. - lochen

idioms:

• punch holes in    Löcher stanzen
• punch in    eingeben
• punch out    schlagen
• punched card    (Comp.) Lochkarte

3.
n. - Punsch

idioms:

• punch bowl    Bowle

4.
n. - Kasperletheater

idioms:

• Punch and Judy show    Kasperletheater

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φασουλής, τρυπητήρι (κν. ζουμπάς, κατσαμπρόκος), (ποτό) ποντς, πόντσι, (κτύπημα με) γροθιά, μπουνιά, (μτφ.) σφρίγος, νεύρο
v. - (δια)τρυπώ ή σταμπάρω (κάρτα κ.λπ.), ανοίγω τρύπες, γρονθοκοπώ, δίνω μια γροθιά, κοπανώ με δύναμη

idioms:

• Punch and Judy show    παράσταση κουκλοθέατρου
• punch bag    σάκος πυγμαχίας
• punch bowl    γαβάθα του ποντς
• punch drunk    ζαβλακωμένος
• punch holes    βρίσκω ατέλειες
• punch in    χτυπώ κάρτα (κατά την άφιξη)
• punch line    κατακλείδα, εντυπωσιακή τελική φράση, φράση κλειδί
• punch out    ανοίγω τρύπα, χτυπώ κάρτα (κατά την αναχώρηση)
• punch the air    τινάζω τα χέρια στον αέρα
• punched card    διάτρητο μηχανογραφικό δελτίο, διάτρητη κάρτα
• take a punch    αντέχω στις δοκιμασίες

Italiano (Italian)
prendere a pugni, perforare, cazzotto, punch, perforatore

idioms:

• Punch and Judy show    teatro di burattini
• punch bag    sacco da pugile
• punch bowl    vasca da punch
• punch drunk    suonato
• punch holes    fare buchi
• punch in    bollare la cartolina (in entrata), timbrare il cartellino (in entrata), cominciare (la giornata di lavoro)
• punch line    battuta finale
• punch out    terminare (la giornata di lavoro), bollare la cartolina (in uscita), timbrare il cartellino (in uscita)
• punch the air    fare sforzi inutili
• punched card    scheda perforata
• take a punch    prendere una botta

Português (Portuguese)
n. - soco (m)
v. - socar, perfurar

idioms:

• Punch and Judy show    espetáculo de marionetes
• punch bag    saco de pancadas
• punch bowl    poncheira
• punch drunk    estupefato
• punch holes    buracos para fichário
• punch in    perfurar
• punch line    parte final de uma piada
• punch out    ir embora
• punch the air    lutar em vão
• punched card    cartão perfurado (m) (Comp.)
• take a punch    tomar um ponche

Русский (Russian)
бить кулаком, пробивать, выбивать, удар кулаком, штамп, зубило, эффект, исполнять всеми силами

idioms:

• Punch and Judy show    кукольное представление
• punch bag    боксерская груша, любой для битья
• punch bowl    чаша для пунша
• punch drunk    отупевший от битья, обалдевший
• punch holes    пробивать отверстия
• punch in    вводить (данные)
• punch line    кульминационный момент
• punch out    набирать (номер)
• punch the air    бить в воздух
• punched card    перфокарта
• take a punch    ударили

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - dar puñetazos, taladrar, agujerear, perforar
n. - puñetazo, golpe, botador

idioms:

• punch bag    (box) saco de arena, punching, chivo emisario
• punch drunk    aturdido por los golpes, estupefacto
• punch line    culminación ingeniosa, gracia de un chiste
• punch the air    elevar los brazos en señal de triunfo, errar el golpe

2.
n. - punzón
v. tr. - taladrar, agujerear, perforar, punzón

idioms:

• punch holes in    agujerear, troquelar, hacer agujeros en
• punch in    marcar la tarjeta al entrar, teclear, pasar a computadora, dar un puñetazo
• punch out    marcar la hora de salida
• punched card    tarjeta perforada

3.
n. - ponche

idioms:

• punch bowl    ponchera

4.
n. - polichinela, marioneta

idioms:

• Punch and Judy show    teatro de marionetas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - knytnävsslag, slagkraft, sting, stans, hålslag, tång, stämpel, (biljett)klipp, dorn, bål, toddy, liten häst
v. - slå till, hamra, dunka, puckla på, stansa, klippa, slå in (ut), stämpla in (ut)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 拳打, 效力, 力量, 活力, 用拳猛击, 用力击, 用力按, 戳, 刺, 赶

idioms:

• Punch and Judy show    木偶戏表演
• punch bag    练拳用的沙袋
• punch bowl    装潘趣酒的大碗
• punch drunk    头昏眼花的, 痴呆的, 东倒西歪的
• punch holes    穿孔
• punch in    打上班钟卡
• punch line    妙语
• punch out    打下班钟卡
• punch the air    空拳打空气
• punched card    穿孔卡片
• take a punch    打一拳

2. 冲, 冲出, 在...上打孔, 打出, 冲头, 冲压机, 冲床, 打孔器, 穿孔机

3. 潘趣酒

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 衝, 衝出, 在...上打孔, 打出
n. - 衝頭, 衝壓機, 衝床, 打孔器, 穿孔機

2.
n. - 拳打, 效力, 力量, 活力
v. intr. - 用拳猛擊, 用力擊, 用力按
v. tr. - 用拳猛擊, 戳, 刺, 用力擊, 用力按, 趕

idioms:

• Punch and Judy show    木偶戲表演
• punch bag    練拳用的沙袋
• punch bowl    裝潘趣酒的大碗
• punch drunk    頭昏眼花的, 癡呆的, 東倒西歪的
• punch holes    穿孔
• punch in    打上班鐘卡
• punch line    妙語
• punch out    打下班鐘卡
• punch the air    空拳打空氣
• punched card    穿孔卡片
• take a punch    打一拳

3.
n. - 潘趣酒

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - ~에 구멍을 뚫다
n. - 타격, 펀치

idioms:

• take a punch    치려고 덤벼들다

2.
n. - 구멍을 뚫는 기구
v. tr. - ~에 구멍을 뚫다, 타인하다

idioms:

• punch in    타임리코더로 출근시간을 기록하다
• punch out    (못 따위를) 쳐서 빼다

3.
n. - 펀치(레몬즙, 설탕, 포도주 등의 혼합음료)

4.
n. - 땅딸막한 짐말

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - パンチ, 穴あけ器, 穿孔機, 力強さ, ポンチ, 効果
v. - 握りこぶしで殴る, あける, 追う

idioms:

• Punch and Judy show    パンチとジュディの操り人形ショー
• punch bag    パンチバッグ, たたかれ役
• punch bowl    パンチボウル, 山間の窪地
• punch drunk    ふらふらになった目が眩んだ
• punch holes    紙の穴
• punch in    打ち込む
• punch line    あっと言わせる文句, 聞かせどころ, おち
• punch out    打ち出す, 去る, 出て行く
• punch the air    空を打つ
• take a punch    パンチを受ける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) لكمه, مثقب, مشروب كحولي مخفف (فعل) لكم, ثقب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הכה, חבט‬
n. - ‮מכת-אגרוף, תנופה, מרץ, עוצמה, מכשיר להטבעה בחומר‬
n. - ‮מקב, מנקב, חולץ ברגים‬
v. tr. - ‮ניקב, תחב (מחט), נקב חור (במקב), זירז (בקר) במלמד‬
n. - ‮פונץ' - יין מעורב במיץ פירות ובתבלינים ומוגש חם‬
n. - ‮פאנץ' - דמות מגוחכת במחזה‬

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