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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 |
a short swinging blow or punch, made by a boxer with a bent arm. [1/10 definitions] |
jab |
the act or an instance of jabbing; poke or short punch. [1/3 definitions] |
keypunch |
to punch holes in (a card, tape, or the like) with a key punch. |
ladle |
a spoon with a long handle and a deep bowl used for serving liquids such as soup or punch. [1/2 definitions] |
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 in or press a design onto by using a punch. [1/2 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] |
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