Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
punch
IPA transcription: [p'ʌntʃ]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
punch, clout, poke, lick, biff, slug
Meaning:
(boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose"
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
punch, plug
Meaning:
deliver a quick blow to; "he punched me in the stomach"
Synonyms:
punch
Meaning:
drive forcibly as if by a punch; "the nail punched through the wall"
Usage examples
PUNCH'S box.
Read the Poet with a Punch!' No.
I'll punch your face if you say that again!
The men preferred rum, brandy, and, above all, hot punch.
He gave the constable a punch just where the latter kept his lunch.
Mitya remembered Andrey again, and ordered punch to be sent out to him.
I'll telegraph for my brother Dan to come over here and punch his head to pieces."
Mr. Micawber resumed his seat on the close of these remarks, and drank two glasses of punch in grave succession.
At their evening meal, the water was strictly measured out, and the brandy was increased in quantity in the punch they drank.
Mr. Micawber coughed, and drank his punch with an air of exceeding satisfaction--still glancing at Traddles, as if he desired to have his opinion.