punch in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
punch in Marathi मराठी
punch in Sindhi سنڌي
punch in Tamil தமிழ்
punch in Telugu తెలుగు
punch in English
- punch⇄adj. punchless.
- punch⇄expr. beat to the punch, (Informal.) to do anything sooner than (one's opponent).
Ex. The tracking station at Plumeur Bodou ... beat Britain to the punch in getting the first pictures from America via satellite (Listener). - Punch⇄expr. pleased as Punch, very much pleased.
Ex. She was pleased as Punch with all her birthday presents. - punch⇄expr. pull (one's) punches, (Informal.) to act or speak with fear, caution, or hesitation; be overly restrained.
Ex. The company is pulling its punches because of monopoly fears (Wall Street Journal). - punch⇄expr. punch out, (Informal.) to hit with a punch or punches, especially so that a person is knocked out.
Ex. She vowed to ""punch that creep out"" if she ever meets him (Maclean's). - punch⇄noun 1. a quick thrust or blow with the fist.
Ex. Patterson has a punch, exceptional poise for his age (Newsweek).
2. (Informal.) vigorous force or effectiveness.
Ex. This story lacks punch. The Mussorgsky masterpiece packed a dramatic - punch⇄noun 1. a tool for making holes.
2. a tool or apparatus for piercing, perforating, or stamping materials, impressing a design, forcing nails beneath a surface, driving bolts out of holes, and the like. - punch⇄punch (1), verb, noun.
- punch⇄punch (2), noun, verb.
- punch⇄punch (3), noun.
a drink made of different liquids, often fruit juices, mixed together. - Punch⇄Punch, noun.
a hook-nosed, humpbacked doll who quarrels violently with his wife Judy in the puppet show ?Punch and Judy. - punch⇄v.i. to give a punch or punches; hit; strike.
Ex. Boys punch; girls often slap.
(SYN) strike, poke, cuff. - punch⇄v.i. to register the time of one's arrival or departure by punching a time clock.
Ex. to punch in to work, to punch out at 5 P.M. - punch⇄v.t. 1. to hit with the fist.
Ex. They punched each other like boxers. You punch the ball too hard.
(SYN) strike, poke, cuff.
2. (Informal.) to deliver with force or effectiveness.
Ex. ... heroines and villains who punched home - punch⇄v.t. 1. to pierce, cut, stamp, force, or make with a punch.
Ex. to punch metal. The train conductor punched our tickets.
(SYN) puncture, perforate.
2. to make (a hole) with a punch or any pointed instrument.
3. to cause to oper