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punch2

Pronunciation: /pʌn(t)ʃ/
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Definition of punch

noun

  • 1a device or machine for making holes in materials such as paper, leather, or metal.
  • 2a tool or machine for impressing a design or stamping a die on a material.

verb

[with object]
  • pierce a hole in (paper, leather, metal, etc.) with or as though with a punch: she handed him her ticket, which he punched and returned with a grin
  • pierce (a hole) with or as though with a punch: you can grow the seeds in a yogurt pot with a hole punched in the bottom

Origin:

early 16th century: perhaps an abbreviation of puncheon1, or from the verb punch1

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Definition of punch in the US English dictionary
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