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punched
Verb
  • simple past tense and past participle of punch
punch
Noun
  • A hit or strike with one's fist. countable
  • Power, strength, energy. uncountable
  • Impact. uncountable
  • A button (of a joypad, joystick or similar device) causing a video game character to punch. uncountable
Verb
  • To strike with one's fist. transitive
  • To herd. transitive, of cattle
  • To operate (a device or system) by depressing a button, key, bar, or pedal, or by similar means. transitive
  • To enter (information) on a device or system. transitive
  • To hit (a ball or similar object) with less than full force. transitive
  • To make holes in something rail ticket, leather belt, etc
  • To thrust against; to poke.
Noun
  • A device, generally slender and round, used for creating holes in thin material, for driving an object through a hole in a containing object, or to stamp or emboss a mark or design on a surface. countable
  • A mechanism for punching holes in paper or other thin material. countable
  • A hole or opening created with a punch countable
  • An extension piece applied to the top of a pile; a dolly. piledriving
  • A prop, as for the roof of a mine.
Verb
  • To employ a punch to create a hole in or stamp or emboss a mark on something.
  • To mark a ticket.
Noun
  • A beverage, generally containing a mixture of fruit juice and some other beverage, often alcoholic. uncountable