| pump2 |
a simple, relatively low-heeled women's shoe without buckles, shoelaces, or the like. |
| pumpernickel |
a dark, coarse, whole-grain bread made of rye. |
| pump iron |
(informal) to exercise the muscles, esp. by lifting weights. |
| pumpkin |
a large, roundish, gourdlike orange fruit that has thick edible flesh and is borne on a low-growing vine. [3 definitions] |
| pump priming |
(informal) the spending of government funds to stimulate private industry. |
| pun |
an instance or a variety of word play, often for humorous effect, that is based on a similarity in sound of two or more words or on various meanings of the same word. [4 definitions] |
| Punch |
the hook-nosed, humpbacked husband of Judy in the Punch-and-Judy puppet show. |
| punch1 |
a hard, quick blow with the fist. [6 definitions] |
| punch2 |
a tool or machine used for making small holes or indentations or for impressing a design, as in leather. [3 definitions] |
| punch3 |
a sweet drink comprising a mixture of ingredients such as fruit juices, soda, spices, or the like, often with wine or liquor added. |
| Punch-and-Judy show |
a puppet show consisting of slapstick humor in which the grotesque and quarrelsome Punch constantly fights with his wife Judy. |
| punch a time clock |
to work at a job that requires strict adherence to a certain number of hours to be worked. |
| 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. [2 definitions] |
| punch card |
a card with a pattern of holes punched in it representing information that can be stored, retrieved, or processed mechanically, electrically, or photoelectrically. |
| punch-drunk |
having or showing signs of brain damage, esp. from repeated punches to the head suffered in boxing. [2 definitions] |
| puncheon1 |
a cask of varying capacity of approximately eighty gallons or three hundred liters, used for beer, wine, and the like. [2 definitions] |
| puncheon2 |
a short, sturdy, upright piece of wood used for framing in constructing a building or the like. [3 definitions] |
| punch in |
to record the time of arrival for work, esp. by pressing a card into a device called a time clock. |
| Punchinello |
the chief comic character in a traditional Italian puppet show who is the prototype of Punch, or a person resembling this character. |
| punching bag |
a stuffed or inflated bag, hung so it swings freely and used for punching practice or exercise, esp. by boxers. |