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Meanings of punch in English

Russian
пунш
Portuguese
ponche
Catalan
ponx
Spanish
ponche
Wikidata

Drink usualy containing fruit or fruit juice.

пунш
Russian
удар кулаком
Portuguese
murro
Spanish
trompada
Catalan
cop de puny
Wikidata

Striking blow with the closed fist.

удар кулаком
Synonyms
Examples for "punching"
Examples for "punching"
1
Awkward case design requires punching a difficult-to-reach button to open the lid.
Wired
2
The watchman will be down in the mill then, punching the time-clock.
The Valley of the Giants
3
A Miami student was arrested last week for reportedly punching his teacher.
Ebony
4
Somewhere inside the house hot air exploded, punching out shutters and glass.
A Cavern of Black Ice
5
As her reaction was amusing, I repeated my punching motions several times.
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Portuguese
murro
Catalan
mastegot
Spanish
tortazo

(Boxing) a blow with the fist.

murro
Spanish
perforadora

A tool for making holes or indentations.

perforadora
Usage of punch in English
1
Such a three-punch crisis combo of health, financial and economic is new.
Radio NZ
2
The trailer does, however, punch home one potential problem for the film-makers.
The Irish Times
3
Acer makes some great budget monitors that punch above their price point.
Wired
4
Nations of four million are simply not supposed to punch this strongly.
The Guardian
5
I considered what she'd just said-notthe story about the honeydew punch-out
Murder most frothy
6
While he may punch today, he is at risk of shooting tomorrow.
Ebony
7
All that Kocur desires, however, is the chance to land one punch.
The new yorker
8
Blaine's right hand came up instantly, in time to block the punch.
Immortality Inc.
9
For a second, I seriously thought she was going to punch me.
John Dies at the End
10
According to Let's Go Digital, a punch-hole camera could e the solution.
The South African
11
Renata is the second person to be sentenced under Queensland's one-punch laws.
Radio NZ
12
Here the punch is placed at the very end of the chorus.
Writing for Vaudeville
13
For half a second I think she might try to punch me.
The whore of babylon, a memoir
14
History: This is a small book but it packs a powerful punch.
The Irish Times
15
The crew had a few glasses of punch-essence mixed in their tea.
Visit to Iceland and the Scandinavian North
16
But it's the new songs co-written with Krieger that really add punch.
Reuters
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Translations for punch
Punch through the time
Punch across language varieties
South Africa
Common
Australia
Common
United States of America
Common
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