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Verb: punch  púnch
  1. Deliver a quick blow to
    "he punched me in the stomach";
    - plug [N. Amer, informal], dong [Austral, NZ, informal]
     
  2. Drive forcibly as if by a punch
    "the nail punched through the wall"
     
  3. Make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation
    "punch the sheets of paper";
    - perforate
Noun: punch  púnch
  1. (boxing) a blow with the fist
    "I gave him a punch on his nose";
    - clout, poke, lick, biff [informal], slug, dong [Austral, NZ, informal]
     
  2. An iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl
     
  3. A tool for making holes or indentations
    - puncher

Derived forms: punched, punching, punches

Type of: blow, hit, mixed drink, pierce, thrust, tool

Encyclopedia: Punch, United States Virgin Islands