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punch

The correct spelling is punch.

How to pronounce punch

/pʌntʃ/
noun

IPA: /pʌntʃ/

Say it like: Pun-ch

The correct spelling is punch. A hit or strike with one's fist. For example: "If she punches me, I'm gonna break her nose."

Usage Examples

If she punches me, I'm gonna break her nose.

He punched a hit into shallow left field.

to punch one with the end of a stick or the elbow

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A hit or strike with one's fist.
  2. 2.Power, strength, energy.
  3. 3.Impact.
  4. 4.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.
  5. 5.A hole or opening created with a punch.

verb

  1. 1.To strike with one's fist.
  2. 2.(of cattle) To herd.
  3. 3.To operate (a device or system) by depressing a button, key, bar, or pedal, or by similar means.
  4. 4.To enter (information) on a device or system.
  5. 5.To hit (a ball or similar object) with less than full force.

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