Look up: Punch

1. punch
   . an intermediary flaking tool one end of which is placed on the core while a sharp blow is applied to the other. This not only allows the flint knapper to apply force with pinpoint accuracy, but also permits fine control of the angle from which the force originates.
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2. punch
   [n] - an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings 2. [n] - a tool for making (usually circular) holes 3. [n] - (boxing) a blow with the fist 4. [v] - drive forcibly as if by a punch 5. [v] - make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation 6. [v] - deliver a punch to
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3. Punch
   1. A tool used to create small shapes. 2. The shapes created by the punches.
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4. Punch
   Male character in the traditional puppet play Punch and Judy, a humpbacked, hooknosed figure who fights with his wife, Judy. Punch generally overcomes or outwits all opponents. The play is performed...
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5. punch
   a device for making holes in some kinds of data media; a device that will make holes to represent information to any medium in accordance with signals sent to it from another source, such as a computer Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • the convex part of ...
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6. Punch
   Punch noun [ Hind. pānch five, Sanskrit pa ... can . So called because composed of five ingredients, viz., sugar, arrack, spice, water, and lemon juice. See Five .] A beverage composed of wine or distilled liquor, water ...
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7. Punch
   Punch noun [ Abbrev, from punchinello .] The buffoon or harlequin of a puppet show. Punch and Judy , a puppet show in which a comical little hunchbacked Punch, with a large nose, engages in altercation with his wife Judy.
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8. Punch
   Punch noun [ Prov. E. Confer Punchy .] 1. A short, fat fellow; anything short and thick. « I . . . did hear them call their fat child punch , which pleased me mightily, that word being become a word of common use for all that ...
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9. Punch
   Punch transitive verb [ Middle English punchen , perhaps the same word as English punish : or confer English bunch .] To thrust against; to poke; as, to punch one with the end of a stick or the elbow.
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10. Punch
    Punch noun A thrust or blow. [ Colloq.]
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11. Punch
    Punch noun [ Abbrev. from puncheon .] 1. A tool, usually of steel, variously shaped at one end for different uses, and either solid, for stamping or for perforating holes in metallic plates and other substances, or hollow and sharpedged, for...
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12. Punch
    Punch transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Punched ; present participle & verbal noun Punching .] [ From Punch , noun , a tool; confer French po...
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13. punch
    To perforate or stamp with an instrument by pressure, or a blow; as, to punch a hole; to punch ticket. Punching machine, or Punching press, a machine tool for punching holes in metal or other material; called also punch press. ... Origin: From Punch, a tool; cf. F. Poinconner. ... A beverage compose...
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14. punch
    puncher noun a tool for making holes or indentations
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15. punch
    clout noun (boxing) a blow with the fist; `I gave him a clout on his nose`
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16. punch
    noun an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl
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17. punch
    verb make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation; `perforate the sheets of paper`
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18. Punch
    Small positive steel stamp used to strike negative images into a die, for instance ciphers, crowns or escutcheons.
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19. Punch
    • A punch for making indentations or dots in a piece of work, as for suspension between lathe centers, etc. • A punch for punching holes in sheet metal, having a small conical center to insure correct locating. • (n.) A short, fat fellow; anything short and thick. • (n.) A thrust or blow. • (n.) A prop, as for the roo...
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20. punch
    (from the article `wine`) ...frequently mixed by the consumer and sometimes bottled by a manufacturer, in which flavouring materials are added after the manufacture of the ...
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21. punch
    (from the article `boxing`) Death as a result of a boxing injury is actually less likely in the heavyweight division, an unexpected fact given that it is in this division that ... ...each boxer for each round, and a boxer must win on two of the three scorecards to earn a decision victory. In Olympic bouts five judges score the ... [2...
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22. punch
    (from the article `coin`) ...where, under the action of surface tension, they assumed a characteristic lenslike shape before solidification. The weight of the pellets was ... ...in the fabrication of sheet-metal parts that range in size from the finger stop on a dial telephone to the panels of an automobile body. Each ... [2 related ...
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23. Punch
    hooknosed, humpbacked character, the most popular of marionettes and glove puppets and the chief figure in the Punch-and-Judy puppet show. Brutal, ... [5 related articles]
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24. Punch
    English illustrated periodical published from 1841 to 1992 and 1996 to 2002, famous for its satiric humour and caricatures and cartoons. The first ... [10 related articles]
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25. Punch
    Punch is traditionally a drink made of five ingredients; spirit, water, lemon, sugar and spice. Punch was introduced to England from Spain, and was popularly called contradiction because it contained spirits to make it strong, water to make it weak, lemon juice to make it sour and sugar to make it sweet.
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