Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

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.