strike with the fist

he was kicked and punched in an unprovoked attack

she punched him in the face and ran off

press (a button or key on a machine)

I punched the button to summon the lift

drive (cattle) by prodding them with a stick

a blow with the fist

he reeled under the well-aimed punch

the strength or power needed to do something

he has the punch to knock out anyone in his division

the engine can be heard cutting in to provide more punch

a device or machine for making holes in materials such as paper, leather, or metal

a tool or machine for impressing a design or stamping a die on a material

pierce a hole in (paper, leather, metal, etc.) with or as though with a punch

she handed him her ticket, which he punched and returned with a grin

a drink made from wine or spirits mixed with water, fruit juices, spices, etc., and typically served hot

we sat drinking our rum punch

a draught horse of a short-legged thickset breed

a grotesque, hook-nosed humpbacked buffoon, the chief male character of the Punch and Judy puppet show. Punch is the English variant of a stock character derived ultimately from Italian commedia dell'arte