EnglishMain Dictionary
punch
Universal Words
verb, noun
verb [VN]
1 ~ sb/sth (in / on sth) to hit sb/sth hard with your FIST (= closed hand):
He was kicked and punched as he lay on the ground. * She punched him on the nose. * He was punching the air in triumph.
2 ~ sth (in / through sth) to make a hole in sth with a punch or some other sharp object:
to punch a time card * The machine punches a row of holes in the metal sheet.
3 [VN] to press buttons or keys on a computer, telephone, etc. in order to operate it:
I punched the button to summon the elevator.
puncher noun:
He's one of boxing's strongest punchers.
PHRASALVERBS
punch in / out (AmE) to record the time you arrive at/leave work by putting a card into a special machine
seealsoCLOCKIN/ON, CLOCKOUT/OFF
punch sth<->in
