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2 : to strike with the fist

3 : to emboss, perforate, or make with a punch

4 : to operate, produce, or enter (as data) by or as if by punching

— punch·er noun

Synonyms

[2] bang, bash, belt, clout, hit, knock, slug, strike, thump, wallop, whack

[3] bore, drill, hole, perforate, pierce, puncture—more at PERFORATE

2punch noun 1 : a quick blow with or as if with the fist

2 : effective energy or forcefulness

Synonyms

[1] belt, blow, box, clout, hit, slug, smash, wallop, whack—more at BLOW

[2] bounce, dash, drive, esprit, ginger, pep, snap, spirit, verve, vim, zing, zip—more at SPIRIT

[2] cogency, effectiveness, force, impact, point; also payoff; importance, significance; appeal, attraction, charm, fascination

3punch noun 1 : a tool for piercing, stamping, cutting, or forming

2 : a hole or notch from a perforating operation

Synonyms

perforation, pinhole, prick, puncture, stab—more at PRICK

4punch noun [ORIGIN: perh. fr. Hindi pc five, fr. Skt pañca; fr. the number of ingredients]

: a drink usu. composed of wine or alcoholic liquor and nonalcoholic beverages; also : a drink composed of nonalcoholic beverages

punch card noun : a card with holes punched in particular positions to represent data

punch–drunk adjective 1 : suffering from brain injury resulting from repeated head blows received in boxing

2 : DAZED, CONFUSED

pun·cheon noun : a large cask

Synonyms

barrel, cask, hogshead, keg, pipe—more at CASK

punch line noun : the sentence or phrase in a joke that makes the point

punch list noun : a list of tasks to be completed at the end of a project

punchy adjective punch·i·er; -est 1 : having punch : FORCEFUL

2 : DAZED, CONFUSED

3 : VIVID, VIBRANT

punc·til·io noun, plural -i·os 1 : a nice detail of conduct in a ceremony or in observance of a code

2 : careful observance of forms (as in social conduct)

punc·til·i·ous adjective : marked by precise accordance with codes or conventions

punc·tu·al adjective : being on time : PROMPT

— punc·tu·al·ly adverb

Synonyms

immediate, prompt, timely—more at PROMPT

punc·tu·al·i·ty noun : the quality, state, or habit of being punctual

Synonyms

promptitude, timeliness—more at PROMPTITUDE

punc·tu·ate verb -at·ed; -at·ing 1 : to mark or divide (written matter) with punctuation marks

2 : to break into at intervals

3 : EMPHASIZE

punc·tu·a·tion noun : the act, practice, or system of inserting standardized marks in written matter to clarify the meaning and separate structural units

1puncture noun 1 : an act of puncturing

2 : a small hole or wound made by puncturing

Synonyms

perforation, pinhole, prick, punch, stab—more at PRICK

2puncture verb punc·tured; punc·tur·ing 1 : to pierce with or as if with a pointed instrument or object

2 : to make useless as if by a puncture

Synonyms

bore, drill, hole, perforate, pierce, punch—more at PERFORATE

pun·dit noun [ORIGIN: Hindi paṇḍit, fr. Skt paṇḍita, fr. paṇḍita learned]

1 : a learned person : TEACHER

2 : AUTHORITY, CRITIC

pun·dit·oc·ra·cy noun, plural -cies : a group of powerful and influential political commentators

pun·gen·cy noun : the quality or state of being pungent

Synonyms

acidity, acrimony, acuteness, asperity, bite, bitterness, edge, harshness, keenness, sharpness, tartness

pun·gent adjective 1 : having a sharp incisive quality : CAUSTIC

2 a : causing a sharp or irritating sensation; especially : ACRID <~ smell of burning leaves>

b : having an intense flavor or odor

— pun·gent·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] acrid, biting, caustic, cutting, mordant, sarcastic, satiric, scathing, sharp, tart—more at SARCASTIC

[2b] nippy, sharp, strong—more at SHARP

pun·ish verb 1 : to impose a penalty on for a fault or crime <~ an offender>

2 : to inflict a penalty for <~ treason with death>

3 : to inflict injury on : HURT

— pun·ish·able adjective

Synonyms

castigate, chasten, chastise, correct, discipline, penalize; also assess, charge, dock, fine, impose, levy,