punch2Pronunciation: /pʌn(t)ʃ/Translate punch | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish 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 bottomOrigin: early 16th century: perhaps an abbreviation of puncheon1, or from the verb punch1punch in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of punch in the US English dictionary