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blank to stamp or punch out of flat stock, esp. with a die. [1/12 definitions]
drill1 (informal) to pierce or strike accurately, as with a gunshot or punch. [1/13 definitions]
glögg a hot Swedish punch made of red wine, sherry, brandy, sugar, and spices, garnished with orange peel, almonds, and raisins.
hole puncher a tool for making small, round holes in paper, often used in order to fit paper into a ring binder; hole punch.
hook in boxing, a short swinging blow or punch, made with the arm bent. [1/19 definitions]
jab the act or an instance of jabbing; poke or short punch. [1/4 definitions]
keypunch to punch holes in (a card, tape, or the like) with a key punch.
machine tool an automatic or semiautomatic power-driven tool, such as a punch press, lathe, or drill, used to cut or shape metal in the manufacturing of machines and machine parts.
one-two in boxing, a sequence of two punches, such as a quick jab with the left fist followed immediately by a hard punch with the right.
Punch the hook-nosed, humpbacked husband of Judy in the Punch-and-Judy puppet show.
punch1 to hit with a punch. [2/6 definitions]
punch2 to make a small hole or indentation in, impress a design on, or drive in or out of a hole by using a punch. [1/3 definitions]
Punch-and-Judy show a puppet show consisting of slapstick humor in which the grotesque and quarrelsome Punch constantly fights with his wife Judy.
punchboard a gambling game consisting of a small board with rows of paper-covered holes that players punch through to find tightly rolled slips of paper bearing prize designations, win or loss information, or the like.
punch bowl a large bowl in which punch, lemonade, or the like is mixed and served, esp. with a ladle. [1/2 definitions]
Punchinello the chief comic character in a traditional Italian puppet show who is the prototype of Punch, or a person resembling this character.
punchy (informal) dazed or confused from, or as though from, repeated punches to the head; punch-drunk.
rabbit punch a short, sharp punch to the back of the neck.
shaggy dog story a prolonged joke with a ridiculous or irrelevant punch line.
sidewinder (informal) a hard punch, dealt by swinging the fist from the side. [1/3 definitions]
slaphappy (informal) bewildered or rambling from or as if from blows to the head; punch-drunk. [1/2 definitions]