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punch

(n): (boxing) a blow with the fist

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(n): a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon

(n): an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl

(n): made of two or more ingredients

(n): a tool for making holes or indentations

(n): an implement used in the practice of a vocation

(v): deliver a quick blow to

(v): deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument

(v): drive forcibly as if by a punch

(v): push forcefully

(v): make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation

(v): make a hole into

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about 1 year ago brtom said:

"...and when I was in my best story of the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene, he asked if I had not a good hand at making punch. Yes, Kate, he asked your father if he was a maker of punch!"
Goldsmith, She Stoops, III

about 1 year ago colleen said:

"Power or ability to produce a striking effect; energy; effectiveness. Slang."

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