punch

Words with a similar base: punch, puncher

'punch'

[punch.n.01] as in: (boxing) a blow with the fist

Examples:
I gave him a clout on his nose

'punch'

[punch.n.02] as in: an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl

'punch'

[punch.n.03] as in: a tool for making holes or indentations

'punch'

[punch.v.01] as in: deliver a quick blow to

Examples:
he punched me in the stomach

'punch'

[punch.v.02] as in: drive forcibly as if by a punch

Examples:
the nail punched through the wall

'punch'

[punch.v.03] as in: make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation

Examples:
perforate the sheets of paper

Origins

					punch (English)
├── ponchonner (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│   └── ponchon (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│       └── punctus (Latin)
└── पाँच (Hindi)
    └── पञ्चन् (Sanskrit)

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