1. a thrusting blow, especially with the fist.
2. forcefulness, effectiveness, or pungency in content or appeal; vigor; zest: This ad copy you wrote isn't bad, but it needs more punch.

3. to give a sharp thrust or blow to, especially with the fist.
4. to drive (cattle).
5. to poke or prod, as with a stick.
6. to deliver (lines in a play, a musical passage, or the like) with vigor.
7. to strike or hit in operating: She punched the elevator button and waited for the doors to open.
8. to put into operation with or as if with a blow: I punched the time clock at that factory every morning and evening for 35 years.
9. to hit (the ball) with a short, chopping motion rather than with a full swing: He punched a soft liner just over third base for a base hit.

10. to give a sharp blow to a person or thing, as with the fist: The boxer punches well.

11. to keep trying or working, especially in difficult or discouraging circumstances; persevere: How long have you been punching away at the same old job?
12. punch in,
• to record one's time of arrival at work by punching a time clock.
• to keyboard (information) into a computer: I was punching in the inventory figures when the system crashed.
13. punch out,
• to record one's time of departure from work by punching a time clock.
• to beat up or knock out with the fists.
• to extract (information) from a computer by the use of a keyboard: This function lets you quickly punch out a report when sales audit time comes along.
• to bail out; eject from an aircraft.
14. punch up,
• to call up (information) on a computer by the use of a keyboard: She punched up a list of hotel reservations.
• to enliven, as with fresh ideas or additional material: You'd better punch up that speech with a few jokes.

15. pull punches,
• to lessen deliberately the force of one's blows.
• to act with restraint or hold back the full force or implications of something: He wasn't going to pull any punches when he warned them of what they would be up against.
16. to cope with and survive adversity: In the business world you quickly learn to roll with the punches.

1. a tool or machine for perforating or stamping materials, driving nails, etc.
2. the solid upper die of a punch press, used with a hollow die to blank out shaped pieces of sheet metal or the like.

3. to cut, stamp, pierce, perforate, form, or drive with a tool or machine that punches.

4. to work at or on something with or as if with a mechanical punch.

1. a beverage consisting of wine or spirits mixed with fruit juice, soda, water, milk, or the like, and flavored with sugar, spices, etc.
2. a beverage of two or more fruit juices, sugar, and water, sometimes carbonated.

1. the chief male character in a Punch-and-Judy show.

2. highly pleased; delighted: They were pleased as Punch at having been asked to come along.

1. to strike blows (at), esp with a clenched fist
2. to herd or drive (cattle), esp for a living
3. to poke or prod with a stick or similar object
4. to do something that is considered to be beyond one's ability

5. a blow with the fist
6. telling force, point, or vigour
7. pull one's punches See pull (def. 26)

1. a tool or machine for piercing holes in a material
2. any of various tools used for knocking a bolt, rivet, etc, out of a hole
3. a tool or machine used for stamping a design on something or shaping it by impact
4. the solid die of a punching machine for cutting, stamping, or shaping material
5. a device, such as a card punch or tape punch, used for making holes in a card or paper tape
6. See centre punch

7. to pierce, cut, stamp, shape, or drive with a punch

1. any mixed drink containing fruit juice and, usually, alcoholic liquor, generally hot and spiced

1. the main character in the traditional children's puppet show Punch and Judy

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