center punch

1. 1.

   a tool with a conical point that is used to make indentations in metal (especially to mark points for drilling)

   Broaderpunch

1. 1.

   make a small hole in something as a guide for a drill

   Broaderpierce

Questions about center punch

What does center punch mean?

center punch means "a tool with a conical point that is used to make indentations in metal (especially to mark points for drilling)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

Is center punch a common word?

center punch is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.