punch
noun
- a hole that has been punched into a surface
- striking blow with the closed fist
- shaped steel or other metal tool with a blunt end that may be struck with a hammer
verb
- hit with the fist
- to hit or press (a key or a button)
noun
- drink usualy containing fruit or fruit juice
- to hit or press (a key or a button)
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /pʌnt͡ʃ/ / /pʌnʃ/
adj
Etymology: Uncertain. Perhaps shortened from puncheon (compare German Punze, Punzen (“cask; short fat person or thing”)) or Punchinello.
- Short and thickset.
“Taken away from two Grooms on Monday the 16th inſtant, in the great Road that leads to Epping from London in Epping-Foreſt, a little gray punch Stoned Horſe, hath all his paces, thorn mane, bob tailed, marked with I. S. on the near ſhoulder, about 14 hands.”
“They are generally very much prejudiced in favour of their own Race, whoſe Beauty they think conſiſts in having little Eyes ſunk deep in the Head, black thick Brows, a large flat Noſe and Face, and a ſhort punch Shape, eſpecially for the Women; […]”
name
Etymology: Variant of Points.
- A surname.
noun
Etymology: Shortened from Punchinello.
- Ellipsis of Suffolk Punch (“type of horse”).
“‘And the Punches,’ said William. ‘There’s cattle! A Suffolk Punch, when he’s a good un, is worth his weight in gold. Did you ever breed any Suffolk Punches yourself, sir?’”
- A butterfly of the genus Dodona.
verb
Etymology: Shortened form of puncheon, from Middle English punchoun, from Old French ponchon (“pointed tool”), from Latin punctio, from punctus, perfect passive participle of pungō (“to prick”).
- To employ a punch to create a hole in or stamp or emboss a mark on something.
- To mark a ticket.
“The guard performs athletic feats in jumping from coach to coach while the train is in motion, taking orders for tickets, punching them on a bell punch in his van, and then returning to distribute them to passengers.”