Words / B2

PUNCH/pʌntʃ/

A punch is a hit with a closed hand; also a hole-making tool, a fruit drink, or the verb to hit / make a hole: a punch on the log; punch a hole. Blow is wider; slap is with an open hand. A punch on the incident log is assault, not a metaphor. Mix-up: punish; lunch; pinch. Do not write punch for a polite disagreement.

Meaning

A hit with a closed hand; also a hole-making tool, a fruit drink, or to hit (verb).

Examples

• “A punch on the incident log is assault, not a metaphor, the pastoral note said.”
• “Punch a hole in the card for the string, which is the tool sense in DT.”

Good to know

a punch; punch + person / hole; punchline (comedy). Trap: punish / pinch. Pastoral, news, and DT. A fist hit, a hole, or a drink — specify.

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