Antonyms for
punch
A hit or strike with one's fist.
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No Antonyms Found for Punch

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All Definitions for Punch

Below are all the dictionary definitions of punch:

1A hit or strike with one's fist.
2To strike with one's fist.
3Power, strength, energy.
4Impact.
5A beverage, generally containing a mixture of fruit juice and some other beverage, often alcoholic.
6A 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.
7A mechanism for punching holes in paper or other thin material.
8A hole or opening created with a punch.
9To operate (a device or system) by depressing a button, key, bar, or pedal, or by similar means.
10To enter (information) on a device or system.
11To hit (a ball or similar object) with less than full force.
12To make holes in something (rail ticket, leather belt, etc) (see also the verb under Etymology 2).
13To perform pigeage: to stamp down grape skins that float to the surface during fermentation.
14To emphasize
15To give emphasis to.
16To light marijuana in a bong.
17To herd.
18To thrust against
19To poke.
20To employ a punch to create a hole in or stamp or emboss a mark on something.
21To mark a ticket.
22Any of various riodinid butterflies of the genus Dodona of Asia.
23A blow from something other than the fist.
24A short fat person.
25Short and thickset.
26An extension piece applied to the top of a pile
27A dolly.
28A prop, as for the roof of a mine.
29A glove puppet who is the main character used in a Punch and Judy show.
30A surname.
31Any butterfly of genus Dodona.
32A butterfly of the genus Dodona.
33Ellipsis of punch above one's weight, especially, to date somebody more attractive than oneself. [(idiomatic) To (attempt to) achieve or perform at a higher level than would be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments.]
34Ellipsis of Suffolk Punch (“type of horse”). [A kind of English draught horse, chestnut in colour.]

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