punch

Definitions

1. 1noun

   A beverage composed of wine or distilled liquor, water (or milk), sugar, and the juice of lemon, with spice or mint; -- specifically named from the kind of spirit used; as rum punch, claret punch, champagne punch, etc.

2. 2noun

   The buffoon or harlequin of a puppet show.

3. 3noun

   A short, fat fellow; anything short and thick.

4. 4noun

   One of a breed of large, heavy draught horses; as, the Suffolk punch.

5. 5transitive verb

   To thrust against; to poke; as, to punch one with the end of a stick or the elbow.

6. 6noun

   A thrust or blow.

7. 7noun

   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 cutting out blanks, as for buttons, steel pens, jewelry, and the like; a die.

8. 8noun

   An extension piece applied to the top of a pile; a dolly.

9. 9noun

   A prop, as for the roof of a mine.

10. 10noun

    To perforate or stamp with an instrument by pressure, or a blow; as, to punch a hole; to punch ticket.

11. 11noun

    (boxing) a blow with the fist

    "I gave him a clout on his nose"

    Synonyms

    biffcloutlickpokeslug
12. 12noun

    a tool for making holes or indentations

    Synonyms

    puncher
13. 13noun

    an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl

14. 14verb

    deliver a quick blow to

    "he punched me in the stomach"

    Synonyms

    plug
15. 15verb

    make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation

    "perforate the sheets of paper"

    Synonyms

    perforate
16. 16verb

    drive forcibly as if by a punch

    "the nail punched through the wall"