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Punch

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Meaning

Noun

●
A
or
with
fist.
●
A
from something
the fist.
●
In Buttons & Violence:
Power,
, energy.
●
Impact.
●
In Violence:
  • A
    ,
    and round, used for
    in
    , for
    an
    through a
    in a
    , or to
    or
    a
    or design on a surface.
  • A
    for
    in
    or other
    material.
    • ●
    A
    or
    with a punch.
    ●
    An
    to the
    of a
    ; a dolly.
    ●
    A
    ,
    the
    of a mine.
    ●
    In Beverages & Cocktails:
    A
    ,
    a
    of
    and some other
    , often alcoholic.
    ●
    In Entomology & Butterflies:
    Any of various
    of the
    Dodona of Asia.
    ●
    Short for Suffolk Punch (“type of horse”).
    ●
    A
    of the
    Dodona.

    Verb

    ●
    To
    with
    fist.
    ●
    To herd.
    ●
    To
    (a
    or system) by
    a
    , key,
    , or
    , or by
    means.
    ●
    In Buttons:
    To
    (information) on a
    or system.
    ●
    To
    (a
    or
    ) with
    force.
    ●
    To make
    in something (rail
    ,
    , etc)
    ●
    To
    against; to poke.
    ●
    In British English & Violence:
    Ellipsis of
    ; especially,
    somebody more
    than oneself.
    ●
    In Cocktails & Violence:
    In
    , to
    : to
    down
    that
    to the
    during fermentation.
    ●
    To
    , to give
    to something.
    ●
    To
    a
    to create a
    in or
    or
    a
    on something.
    ●
    To
    a ticket.

    Name

    ●
    A
    who is the
    used in a Punch and Judy show.
    ●
    Any
    of
    Dodona.
    ●
    A surname.
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    punch
    English
    arrow
    ponchonner
    Old French (842-ca. 1400)
    arrow
    ponchon
    Old French (842-ca. 1400)
    arrow
    punctus
    Latin
    पाँच
    Hindi
    arrow
    पञ्चन्
    Sanskrit
    Sourced from
    Etym

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