āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to punch
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āĻā§āĻˇāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to beat someone or something with a closed fist quickly and forcefully
Intransitive
Transitive: to punch sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The boxer aimed to punch his opponent in the face to gain the upper hand.
āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ° āĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ§āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻā§āĻˇāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻ°āĻž
to push or forcefully move something or someone using a quick, strong motion
Transitive: to punch sth somewhere
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He punched his way through the crowd, trying to reach the front.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻĨ āĻŽā§āĻ ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to create a hole in a material using a sharp or pointed instrument
Transitive: to punch a hole in a material
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The machine punched several holes in the metal for the rivets.
āĻŽā§āĻļāĻŋāĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ§āĻžāĻ¤āĻŦ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻˇāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to strike or propel a ball with a closed fist, typically in sports where hands are used for control or power
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
In volleyball, players often punch the ball over the net as a last-resort move.
āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ā§, āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻļāĻ āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŽā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻ, āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°
a machine or tool used for making holes in paper or other material
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The office manager bought a new punch for the department's paperwork needs.
āĻ
āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¸ āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻ, āĻĢāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ
a drink made with a mixture of fruit juice, water, spices, and wine or other liquor, served hot or cold
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He enjoyed a refreshing glass of non-alcoholic punch at the summer picnic.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻā§āĻšāĻ˛āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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a hit or strike made with a closed fist, especially in boxing
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The boxer dodged and countered with a quick punch.
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
puncher
punch
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
