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# punch

«punch» in Mova's school dictionary: **To hit someone or something hard with a closed fist** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (punch, punches, punched, punching); noun (a punch, punches)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To hit someone or something hard with a closed fist. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punch/#m1)

2) (noun) A hard hit with the fist. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punch/#m2)

3) To make a hole in something with a tool (punch a ticket). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punch/#m3)

4) (noun) A tool for making holes (a hole punch). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punch/#m4)

5) (noun) A sweet drink made by mixing fruit juices, sometimes with alcohol, served from a big bowl. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punch/#m5)

6) To press keys or buttons (punch in a number). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punch/#m6)

7) (noun) Strength or force in a speech or idea (a joke with punch). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punch/#m7)

### sense in the lessons

In safety and stories, fighting and hitting (never OK — tell an adult). In school and offices, a hole punch for papers. At parties, a bowl of fruit punch; in maths, recipes for punch (mix 2 litres of juice with 1 litre of lemonade). Phrases: «punch line» (the funny end of a joke), «pack a punch», «beat someone to the punch», «hole punch».

### examples

- He punched the pillow when he was angry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punch/#x1)
- Punching other children is never OK. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punch/#x2)
- The boxer threw a punch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punch/#x3)
- Use the hole punch to make holes in the paper. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punch/#x4)
- The bus driver punched my ticket. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punch/#x5)
- We made fruit punch for the party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punch/#x6)
- The recipe uses 3 litres of juice and 2 litres of lemonade, so 5 litres of punch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punch/#x7)
- What's the punch line of the joke? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punch/#x8)
- The two then fell into grips, and went lurching and punching about the great hall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punch/#x9)

### note

Countable noun (punches). «Punch» the drink is uncountable (some punch). In maths with punch: total volume = sum of the liquids; to share, divide by cup size. Safety: if someone punches you, get away and tell a trusted adult.

### In the corpora

- [Punching a wall can break bones in the hand or wrist; the wall is not hurt at all.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/372-jake-always-in-bruises/25/)
- [Some costs of a fight arrive later, and they can hurt more than any punch.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/373-jake-and-the-head-teacher/6/)
- [A punch to the nose often causes bleeding and swelling that can spread into two black eyes.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/374-what-fights-cost-bruises-noses-and-teeth/23/)
- [The small bones in the fingers and hand break or sprain easily when they punch something.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/374-what-fights-cost-bruises-noses-and-teeth/28/)
- [Neither mum had thrown a single punch.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/376-what-fights-cost-at-home/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «punch» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punch/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.