punch

1. 1.

   deliver a quick blow to

   “he punched me in the stomach”

   Synonymsplug

   Broaderhit
2. 2.

   drive forcibly as if by a punch

   “the nail punched through the wall”

   Broaderthrust
3. 3.

   make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation

   “perforate the sheets of paper”

   Synonymsperforate

   Broaderpierce

Other forms of punch

plural

punches·

past tense

punched·

present participle

punching·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about punch

What does punch mean?

punch means "(boxing) a blow with the fist". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in punch?

punch has 1 syllable: punch. In IPA it is /ˈpʌntʃ/.

What is another word for punch?

Close synonyms include clout, poke, lick, biff, slug. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is punch a common word?

punch is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with punch?

1 word rhymes with punch. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.