punch
/pʌnt͡ʃ/
A hit or strike with one's fist; A blow from something other than the fist; Power, strength, energy; Impact
- plural
- punches
Meanings
- 1
A hit or strike with one's fist
These computers use punch cards.
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Early computer programs were written on punch cards.
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- 2
A blow from something other than the fist
- 3
Power, strength, energy
- 4
Impact
- 5
A device, generally slender and round, used for creating holes in thin material, for driving an object through a hole in a containing object, or to stamp or emboss a mark or design on a surface
- 6
A device, generally slender and round, used for creating holes in thin material, for driving an object through a hole in a containing object, or to stamp or emboss a mark or design on a surface.; A mechanism for punching holes in paper or other thin material
- 7
A hole or opening created with a punch
- 8
An extension piece applied to the top of a pile; a dolly
- 9
A prop, as for the roof of a mine
- 10
A beverage, generally containing a mixture of fruit juice and some other beverage, often alcoholic