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punch1 / pənch/ • v. [tr.] 1. strike with the fist: he punched her in the face and ran off. ∎ drive with a blow from the fist: he punched the ball into his own goal. 2. press (a button or key on a machine). ∎ (punch something in/into) enter information by this action. 3. drive (cattle) by prodding them with a stick. • n. a blow with the fist. ∎ inf. the strength needed to deliver such a blow: he has the punch to knock out anyone in his division. ∎ [in sing.] inf. the power to impress or startle: photos give their arguments an extra visual punch. PHRASES: beat someone to the punch inf. anticipate or forestall someone's actions. punch the (time) clock (of an employee) punch in or out. ∎ be employed in a conventional job with regular hours. punch someone's lights out beat someone up; knock someone unconscious. punch something up 1. use a computer keyboard to call something to the screen: people will be able to punch up Andy Warhol and get text, photographs, and video on the entire Pop Art period. 2. inf. enliven: he needed to punch up his meandering presentation. PHRASAL VERBS: punch in (or out) register one's arrival at (or departure from) work, esp. by means of a time clock: she couldn't punch in, because there were no time clocks.DERIVATIVES: punch·er n. punch2 • n. 1. a device or machine for making holes in materials such as paper, leather, metal, and plaster. 2. a tool or machine for impressing a design or stamping a die on a material. • v. [tr.] pierce a hole in (metal, paper, leather, etc.) with or as though with a punch. ∎ pierce (a hole) with or as though with a punch. punch3 • n. a drink made with fruit juices, soda, spices, and sometimes liquor, typically served in small cups from a large bowl. punch4 • n. (Punch) a grotesque, hook-nosed, humpbacked buffoon, the chief male character of the Punch and Judy show. Punch is the English variant of a stock character derived ultimately from Italian commedia dell'arte. Also called Punchinello. PHRASES: pleased as Punch feeling great delight or pride. |
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"punch." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "punch." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-punch.html "punch." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-punch.html |
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Punch, the principal character in the most famous of English puppet plays, distinguished by humped back, hooked nose, and a tendency to beat his wife, Judy, and other victims: he is accompanied by his faithful dog, Toby. The name of Punch came into the language after the Restoration through Pulcinella, a similar character in the commedia dell'arte. See also Guignol.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Punch." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Punch." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Punch.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Punch." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Punch.html |
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Punch, a satirical weekly periodical, was founded in 1841 under the editorship of Henry Mayhew and Mark Lemon, early contributors including Thackeray, Hood, and Tenniel. Famous for its cartoons, and a former stand-by in professional waiting-rooms, it closed in 1992 due to debt, but reappeared in 1996 under new ownership.
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JOHN CANNON. "Punch." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Punch." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Punch.html JOHN CANNON. "Punch." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Punch.html |
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Punch, a satirical weekly periodical, was founded in 1841 under the editorship of Henry Mayhew and Mark Lemon, early contributors including Thackeray, Hood, and Tenniel. Famous for its cartoons, and a former stand‐by in professional waiting‐rooms, it closed in 1992 due to debt, but reappeared in 1996 under new ownership.
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JOHN CANNON. "Punch." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Punch." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Punch.html JOHN CANNON. "Punch." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Punch.html |
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punch1 a drink made from wine or spirits mixed with water, fruit juices, and spices, and typically served hot. Recorded from the mid 17th century, the word apparently comes from Sanskrit pañca ‘five, five kinds of’, because the drink had five ingredients (water, fruit juices, spices, fruit, and sugar).
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "punch." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "punch." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-punch.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "punch." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-punch.html |
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punch2 (Punch) hump-backed short grotesque male figure; principal character in the puppet-show of Punch and Judy XVIII; short fat man (also adj.) XVII; one of a breed of thick-set horses (e.g. Suffolk p.) XIX. Shortening of PUNCHINELLO.
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T. F. HOAD. "punch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "punch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-punch1.html T. F. HOAD. "punch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-punch1.html |
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punch2 punch above one's weight engage in an activity or contest perceived as being beyond one's capacity or abilities. The allusion is to boxing, in which contests are arranged between opponents of nearly equal weight.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "punch." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "punch." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-punch1.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "punch." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-punch1.html |
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punch4 (dial.) poke, prod, † stab XIV; pierce with holes; deliver a sharp blow at esp. with the fist XVI. var. of † pounce emboss, pink the edge of (XV), prob. of Rom. orig. (cf. next).
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T. F. HOAD. "punch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "punch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-punch3.html T. F. HOAD. "punch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-punch3.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "punch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "punch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-punch.html T. F. HOAD. "punch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-punch.html |
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punch A drink, hot or cold, made from wine and spirit, lemons and other fruit, spices and sugar.
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DAVID A. BENDER. "punch." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID A. BENDER. "punch." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-punch.html DAVID A. BENDER. "punch." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-punch.html |
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punch3 beverage from wine, spirits, mixed with hot water or milk, etc. XVII. of unkn. orig.
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T. F. HOAD. "punch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "punch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-punch2.html T. F. HOAD. "punch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-punch2.html |
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punch •Romansh
•blanch, Blanche, branch, ranch, tranche
•avalanche
•backbench, bench, blench, clench, Dench, drench, entrench, French, frontbench, quench, stench, tench, trench, wench, wrench
•crossbench • workbench
•cinch, clinch, finch, flinch, inch, lynch, Minch, pinch, squinch, winch
•chaffinch • greenfinch • hawfinch
•goldfinch • bullfinch
•carte blanche, conch
•graunch, haunch, launch, paunch, raunch, staunch
•brunch, bunch, crunch, hunch, lunch, munch, punch, scrunch
•honeybunch • keypunch
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"punch." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "punch." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-punch.html "punch." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-punch.html |
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