punch
A hit or strike with one's fistA hit or strike with one's fist.
Meaning
12 senses(countable)A hit or strike with one's fist.
Faustschlag, Schlag, Stoß
уда́р
уда́рudár
(boxing) a blow with the fist
(countable, rare)A blow from something other than the fist.
(uncountable)Power, strength, energy.
The tornado is finally losing its punch.
Schwung, Pep, Temperament
эне́ргияenɛ́rgija
(uncountable)Impact.
Zusammenstoß, Aufprall, Einschlag
(countable)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.
Lochzange, Locher
ке́рнерkérner
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.
(countable)A mechanism for punching holes in paper or other thin material.
Locher
дыроко́лdyrokól
(countable)A hole or opening created with a punch.
Lochung
An extension piece applied to the top of a pile; a dolly.
A prop, as for the roof of a mine.
(uncountable, usually)A beverage, generally containing a mixture of fruit juice and some other beverage, often alcoholic.
Punsch, Bowle
пуншpunš, крюшонkrjušon
Any of various riodinid butterflies of the genus Dodona of Asia.
(archaic, regional)A short fat person.
Examples
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Origin
From Middle English punchen, partially from Old French ponchonner (“to punch”), from ponchFrom 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). Also influenced by Middle English punchon ("a punch"; see puncheon). Compare also Middle English bunchen, bonchen (“to punch, deliver a blow, pound, beat”).
Shortened form of puncheon, from Middle English punchoun, from Old French ponchon (“pointed tool”), from Latin punctio, from punctus, perfect passive participle of pungō (“to prick”).
Uncertain. Perhaps shortened from puncheon (compare German Punze, Punzen (“cask; short fat person or thing”)) or Punchinello.
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Forms
plural: punchesSynonyms
12 synonymsWord family
70 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
6 patterns- spiked the punch
- punched in the
- one who punched
- got punched in
- got punched
- to the punch