punch
A hit or strike with one's fist.
Noun 4 meanings
A hit or strike with one's fist.
Power, strength, energy.
“The tornado is finally losing its punch.”
Impact.
A device, generally slender and round, used for creating holes in thin material, for driving an object through a hole in a containing object, or to stamp or emboss a mark or design on a surface.
Verb 4 meanings
To strike with one's fist.
“If she punches me, I'm gonna break her nose.”
To herd.
To operate (a device or system) by depressing a button, key, bar, or pedal, or by similar means.
To enter (information) on a device or system.
Etymology
From Middle English punchen, partially from Old French ponchonner (“to punch”), from ponchon (“pointed tool”), from Latin punctio, from punctus, perfect passive participle of pungō (“I prick”); and partially from Middle English punchen, a syncopated variant of punischen ("to punish"; see punish).
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PUNCH at a glance
PUNCH has 5 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (P 3 + U 1 + N 1 + C 3 + H 4) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,103 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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