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.