punch | | |
n. (act) | 1. biff, clout, lick, poke, punch, slug | (boxing) a blow with the fist.; "I gave him a clout on his nose" |
| ~ counterpunch, parry, counter | a return punch (especially by a boxer). |
| ~ knockout punch, ko punch, sunday punch, haymaker | a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing. |
| ~ hook | a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent. |
| ~ jab | a quick short straight punch. |
| ~ rabbit punch | a short chopping blow to the back of the neck. |
| ~ sucker punch | an unexpected punch. |
| ~ boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs | fighting with the fists. |
| ~ blow | a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon.; "a blow on the head" |
n. (food) | 2. punch | an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl. |
| ~ mixed drink | made of two or more ingredients. |
| ~ fruit punch | a punch made of fruit juices mixed with water or soda water (with or without alcohol). |
| ~ milk punch | a punch made of spirits and milk and sugar and spices. |
| ~ cup | a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl. |
| ~ wassail | a punch made of sweetened ale or wine heated with spices and roasted apples; especially at Christmas. |
| ~ fish house punch | a punch made of rum and brandy and water or tea sweetened with sugar syrup. |
| ~ may wine | a punch made of Moselle and sugar and sparkling water or champagne flavored with sweet woodruff. |
| ~ eggnog | a punch made of sweetened milk or cream mixed with eggs and usually alcoholic liquor. |
| ~ glogg | Scandinavian punch made of claret and aquavit with spices and raisins and orange peel and sugar. |
n. (artifact) | 3. punch, puncher | a tool for making holes or indentations. |
| ~ center punch | a tool with a conical point that is used to make indentations in metal (especially to mark points for drilling). |
| ~ punch pliers | punch consisting of pliers for perforating paper or leather. |
| ~ tool | an implement used in the practice of a vocation. |
v. (contact) | 4. plug, punch | deliver a quick blow to.; "he punched me in the stomach" |
| ~ hit | deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument.; "He hit her hard in the face" |
v. (contact) | 5. punch | drive forcibly as if by a punch.; "the nail punched through the wall" |
| ~ thrust | push forcefully.; "He thrust his chin forward" |
v. (contact) | 6. perforate, punch | make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation.; "perforate the sheets of paper" |
| ~ pierce | make a hole into.; "The needle pierced her flesh" |
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