punch: meaning and definitions

A tool for circular or other piercing: a leather punch.

A tool for forcing a pin, bolt, or rivet in or out of a hole.

A tool for stamping a design on a surface.

A tool for making a countersink.

To use a punch or use a punch on.

To hit with a sharp blow of the fist.

To poke or prod with a stick.

Western U.S. To herd (cattle).

To depress (a key or button, for example) in order to activate a device or perform an operation: punched the "repeat” key; punched in the number on the computer.

Baseball To hit (a ball) with a quick short swing.

A blow with the fist.

Vigor or drive. See Synonyms at vigor.

punch in To check in formally at a job upon arrival.

punch out To check out formally at a job upon departure.

punch out To knock unconscious with a punch.

punch out Slang To eject from a military aircraft.

beat to the punch To make the first decisive move: a marketing team that beat all the competitors to the punch.

A beverage of fruit juices and sometimes a soft drink or carbonated water, often spiced and mixed with a wine or liquor base.