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punch

noun verb

(boxing) a blow with the fist

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
P
Ends with
H
Contains
UN
Scrabble score
12
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. (boxing) a blow with the fist

    “I gave him a clout on his nose”

noun

  1. a tool for making holes or indentations

noun

  1. an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl

verb

  1. deliver a quick blow to

    “he punched me in the stomach”

verb

  1. make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation

    “perforate the sheets of paper”

verb

  1. drive forcibly as if by a punch

    “the nail punched through the wall”

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Example Sentences

I gave him a clout on his nose
he punched me in the stomach
perforate the sheets of paper
the nail punched through the wall

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