Punch

Noun

 * 1)  A hit or strike with one's fist.
 * 2)  Power, strength, energy.
 * 3)  Impact.
 * 4)  A button (of a joypad, joystick or similar device) whose only or main current function is that when it is pressed causes a video game character to punch.
 * 5)  A beverage, generally containing a mixture of fruit juice and some other beverage, often alcoholic.
 * 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.
 * 7)   A mechanism for punching holes in paper or other thin material.
 * 8)   A hole or opening created with a punch

Verb

 * 1)  To strike with one's fist.
 * 2)  To herd.
 * 3)  To operate (a device or system) by depressing a button, key, bar, or pedal, or by similar means.
 * 4)  To enter (information) on a device or system.
 * 5)  To hit (a ball or similar object) with less than full force.
 * 6) To employ a punch to create a hole in or stamp or emboss a mark on something.
 * 7) To mark a ticket.

Verbs for Punch
—quenches; —refreshes.
 * (blow) administer—; condemn to—; enforce—; evade—; inflict—upon; mete out—; prohibit—; rain—upon; rebel against—; reserve— for; risk—; subject to—; suffer—; undergo—; —abates; —atones; —frightens.
 * (drink) drain—; flavor—; ladle—; relish—; replenish—; savor—; serve—; sip—; soak in—; spike—; steep in—; swill—; thirst for—; — befuddles; —flows; —inebriates; —lushes;

Thesaurus
aggressiveness, amperage, aperitif, armipotence, assault, auger, authority, awl, bang, bash, bat, bear, bear upon, bearing, beating, beef, belt, biff, bite, bitingness, black power, blaze, blaze a trail, blemish, blotch, blow, bodkin, bonk, boost, bop, bore, box, brace and bit, brand, briskness, broach, brute force, buck, buffet, bull, bulldoze, bump, bump against, bunt, burin, butt, butt against, cast, chalk, chalk up, charge, charisma, chaser, check, check off, chop, cicatrize, clap, clip, clobber, clout, clump, cocktail, cogence, cogency, coldcock, compulsion, countersink, crack, cram, crowd, cuff, cut, cuttingness, dapple, dash, deal, deal a blow, deck, define, delimit, demarcate, dent, depress, die, dig, dimple, dint, discolor, doch-an-dorrach, dot, drill, drink, drive, drub, drubbing, drumming, duress, effect, effectiveness, effectuality, elbow, empierce, energy, engrave, engraving tool, enterprise, etching ball, etching ground, etching needle, etching point, eye-opener, fetch, fetch a blow, fire, fix, fleck, flower power, force, force majeure, forcefulness, form, freckle, full blast, full force, fusillade, gash, get-up-and-go, getup, ginger, go, goad, gore, gouge, gouge out, graver, gusto, guts, hatch, haymaker, head, highball, hit, hit a clip, hole, honeycomb, hotness, hurtle, hustle, impact, impale, impress, impressiveness, imprint, incisiveness, indent, influence, initiative, intaglio, it, jab, jam, jog, joggle, jolt, jostle, kick, knock, knock cold, knock down, knock out, knockout drops, lambaste, lance, last, left, let have it, lick, life, line, liveliness, main force, main strength, make a mark, mana, mark, mark off, mark out, matrix, might, might and main, mightiness, mint, mixed drink, mold, mordancy, mottle, moxie, muscle power, needle, negative, nervosity, nervousness, nick, nightcap, nip, nippiness, notch, nudge, oomph, parting cup, paste, pelt, pencil, penetrate, pep, pepper, pepperiness, perforate, pierce, pile drive, pink, piss and vinegar, pit, pizzazz, plug, plunk, pock, pockmark, poignancy, point, poke, poop, potence, potency, potentiality, pound, pousse-cafe, power, power pack, power structure, power struggle, powerfulness, prepotency, press, press in, pressure, prick, print, prod, productiveness, productivity, puissance, pull, pummel, punch in, punctuate, puncture, push, raciness, ram, ram down, rap, rattle, ream, ream out, recess, relish, riddle, right, rocker, run, run against, run through, scar, scarify, score, scorper, scotch, scratch, seal, seam, set back, set in, shake, shoe last, shoulder, shove, sinew, sinewiness, skewer, slam, slap, slog, slug, smack, smash, smite, snap, snappiness, soak, sock, spat, spear, speck, speckle, spice, spiciness, spike, spit, splotch, spot, spunk, stab, stain, stamp, starch, steam, stick, stigmatize, stirrup cup, streak, strength, stress, striate, strike, strike at, stripe, stroke, strong arm, strong language, style, sundowner, superiority, superpower, swack, swat, swing, swipe, tamp, tang, tanginess, tap, tattoo, template, thrust, thump, thwack, tick, tick off, trace, transfix, transpierce, trenchancy, trepan, trephine, underline, underscore, validity, vehemence, verve, vigor, vigorousness, vim, virility, virtue, virulence, vitality, wallop, wattage, wee doch-an-dorrach, weight, whack, wham, what it takes, whop, yerk, zest, zestfulness, zing, zip

Etymology 1
Shortened form of puncheon:, from ponchonner:, from ponchon:, from  punctus:, perfect passive participle of pungo:.

Etymology 2
From पाँच:, because of the drink's original five ingredients (spirits, water, lemon juice, sugar, and spice), from  पञ्चन्:.

Synonyms

 * box, bunch of fives
 * oomph, pep
 * box

Hyponyms

 * jab, hook, uppercut, pounding

Derived terms

 * punch above one's weight


 * punch below one's weight


 * punch in


 * punch out

Hypernyms

 * perforate, pierce

Noun

 * Albanian: grushtim
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 拳打, 拳
 * Finnish: nyrkinisku
 * French:
 * German:


 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Japanese:
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:


 * Albanian: grusht
 * Finnish: isku
 * German:


 * Hungarian:
 * Japanese:


 * Finnish: isku


 * Finnish: iskunappula


 * Albanian:
 * Arabic: خرامة
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 打孔器
 * Czech:
 * Finnish:, , , tuurna


 * French: poinçon, pointeau
 * German: ,
 * Hebrew: מדגש
 * Japanese: 穴開け器, パンチ
 * Russian:


 * Albanian: shpues
 * Arabic: خرامة
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 打孔器
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: poinçonneuse


 * German:
 * Japanese: 穴開け
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:, perforadora
 * Swedish: hålslagare


 * Finnish: ,
 * French: poinçonnage


 * German:
 * Japanese:, 穿孔

Verb

 * Albanian: grushtoj
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 拳打, 拳
 * Finnish: lyödä nyrkillä
 * German: mit der Faust schlagen
 * Hungarian:


 * Italian:
 * Japanese:,  殴打する
 * Spanish:, dar un puñetazo
 * Swedish:
 * Tongan:


 * Finnish: painaa nappia


 * German: in Schwung bringen


 * Japanese: 加速する, 勢いをつける


 * Finnish: naputella


 * Finnish: tuupata


 * Albanian: shënoj, shpoj
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 打孔
 * Finnish:
 * French: poinçonner


 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Japanese: パンチする
 * Spanish:


 * Albanian: shpoj
 * Finnish: leimata
 * French: poinçonner
 * German: abstempeln


 * Hungarian:
 * Japanese: パンチする
 * Spanish: ,

Noun

 * Armenian: պունշ
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 雜果賓治, 杂果宾治
 * Croatian:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German:, Bowle


 * Hungarian:
 * Japanese: パンチ
 * Maltese: panċ
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Volapük: pöjin, römapöjin