punch

punch¹ S3 [pʌntʃ] v [T]

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1¦(hit)¦

2¦(make holes)¦

3¦(push buttons)¦

4 punch holes in somebody's argument/idea/plans etc

5 punch the air

6 punch somebody's lights out

7 punch the clock

8¦(cattle)¦

Phrasal verbs

　punch in

　punch out

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[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: poinçonner 'to make a hole in', from poinçon 'tool for making holes']

1.) ¦(HIT)¦

to hit someone or something hard with your ↑fist (=closed hand)

▪ He punched me and knocked my teeth out.

punch sb on/in sth

▪ He punched Jack in the face.

2.) ¦(MAKE HOLES)¦

to make a hole in something, using a metal tool or other sharp object

▪ The guard punched my ticket and I got on.

▪ These bullets can punch a hole through 20 mm steel plate.

3.) ¦(PUSH BUTTONS)¦

to push a button or key on a machine

▪ Just punch the button to select a track.

4.) punch holes in sb's argument/idea/plans etc

to criticize someone's views, idea, plans etc by showing why they are wrong

5.) punch the air

to make a movement like a punch towards the sky, to show that you are very pleased

▪ He punched the air in triumph.

6.) punch sb's lights out informal

to hit someone hard in the face

7.) punch the clock

AmE informal to record the time that you start or finish work by putting a card into a special machine

8.) ¦(CATTLE)¦

AmE old-fashioned to move cattle from one place to another

punch in phr v

1.) AmE to record the time that you arrive at work, by putting a card into a special machine

British Equivalent: clock in

2.) punch sth<=>in

to put information into a computer by pressing buttons or keys

punch out phr v

1.) to record the time that you leave work, by putting a card into a special machine

British Equivalent: clock out

2.) punch sb out

to hit someone so hard that they become unconscious

punch ²

punch² n

[Sense: 1-2, 5-7; Date: 1500-1600; Origin: PUNCH¹]

[Sense: 3; Date: 1600-1700; Origin: Perhaps from Hindi pãc 'five'; because there are five things that go into it.]

[Sense: 4; Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Probably from puncheon; POUNCE]

[Sense: 8; Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Punch character in children's puppet shows, from Punchinello, probably from Italian dialect polecenella 'little chicken']

1.)

a quick strong hit made with your ↑fist (=closed hand)

punch in/on

▪ a punch in the kidneys

▪ I managed to land a punch on his chin.

▪ The two men started throwing punches (=trying to hit each other) .

2.) [singular,U]

a strong effective way of expressing things that makes people interested

▪ 30 years after it was written, Orton's 'Entertaining Mr Sloane' still packs a punch .

3.) [U and C]

a drink made from fruit juice, sugar, water, and usually some alcohol

▪ a glass of hot punch

4.)

a metal tool for cutting holes or for pushing something into a small hole

5.) a one-two punch

two bad events that happen close together

▪ A meteorite collided with Earth at the same time, delivering a one-two punch to the magnetic field.

6.) not pull any/your punches

to express disapproval or criticism clearly, without trying to hide anything

▪ The inquiry report doesn't pull any punches in apportioning blame.

7.) beat sb/sth to the punch informal

to do or get something before anyone else does

▪ Hitachi has beaten its competitors to the punch with its new palmtop.

8.) as pleased as punch

old-fashioned very happy

▪ He's as pleased as punch about the baby.

→pack a (hard) punch at ↑pack¹ (8)