Punch

//pʌnt͡ʃ//

Synonyms for "punch" (429 found)

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Closest matches (86)

Strong matches (129)

cut cuttingness dapple dash deal deal a blow deck define delimit demarcate dent depress die dig dimple dint discolor doch-an-dorrach dot drill

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Noun(3 words)

fistful knuckle sandwich lick

Verb(1 words)

jerk

Related words (214)

mickey mickey finn might might and main mightiness mint mixed drink mold mordancy motley mottle mould moulder mouldy moxie muscle power nail needle negative nervosity

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nervousness nick nightcap nip nippiness notch nudge pantaloon parting cup paste pelt pencil penetrate pep pepper pepperiness perforate pierce pile drive pink pique piss and vinegar pit pizzazz plug plunk pock pockmark poignancy point poke poop potence potency potentiality pound pousse-cafe power power pack power structure power struggle powerfulness prepotency press press in pressure prick print prod productiveness productivity puissance pull pummel punch in punctuate puncture push raciness ram ram down rap rattle ream ream out recess relish riddle right rocker run run against run through salt scar scarify score scorper scotch scratch seal seam set back set in shake shoe last shoulder shove sinew sinewiness skewer slam slap slog slug smack smash smite snap snappiness soak society sock spank spat spear speck speckle spice spiciness spike spit splotch spot spunk stab stain stamp starch steam stick stigmatize stirrup cup streak strength stress striate strike strike at stripe stroke strong arm strong language style sundowner superiority superpower swack swat swing swipe tamp tang tanginess tap tattoo template thrust thump thwack tick tick off tool trace transfix transpierce trenchancy trepan trephine underline underscore validity vehemence verve vigor vigorousness vim virility virtue virulence vitality wallop wattage wee doch-an-dorrach weight whack wham what it takes whop yerk zany zest zestfulness zing zip

Noun(6 words)

oomph pep poke puncher slug suffolk punch

Verb(3 words)

perforate plug slug

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

19 relation types

More general

7 entries

blow hit mixed drink perforate pierce thrust tool

More specific

5 entries

hook jab king hit pounding uppercut

Synonyms

2 entries

box oomph

Related terms

5 entries

Punch and Judy pleased as Punch proud as Punch puncheon slap

capable of

2 entries

create hole in wood knock out teeth

coordinate

1 entries

sting

dbpedia genre

2 entries

humour satire

derived

128 entries

1-2 punch Murphy's punch Punchman Roman punch Sunday punch air punch beat somebody to the punch beat to the punch bell punch button punch caddy ole punch card punch center punch centerpunch centre punch centrepunch

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derived from

1 entries

punchinello

etymologically related_to

2 entries

puncheon punchinello

has context

4 entries

boxing british piledriving rail ticket leather belt etc

has first_subevent

4 entries

aiming make fist punch again swing fist back

has last_subevent

2 entries

get in trouble watch fall down and bleed

has prerequisite

21 entries

ball hand into fist calm down consider consequences of actions control yourself count to ten draw back fist fast find form hand to fist get angry hit make fist make fist with hand not do pull back fist pull fist back

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has subevent

21 entries

aiming for nose clench fist get angry get hurt hurting hand insult make fist may punch back might cry might get black eye might kill might punch in return might yell or gets hurt pain person gets hurt

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is a

8 entries

blow hitting industrial equipment magazine manual tool mixed drink perforate tool

manner of

3 entries

hit pierce thrust

motivated by_goal

23 entries

angry attention beat up called filthy name called slug bug first can't control temper do not like don't like get even get punched back got joke hurt insulted lied lost control of temper lost temper

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related to

88 entries

action attack beverage box boxing boxing hit boxing move boxing ring button centrepunch closed closed fist combat design device dolly

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Translations

389 translations across 74 languages.

Albanian

4 entries

grusht noun (power, strength, energy)
grushtim noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
rraf noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
rrah noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)

Arabic

4 entries

بُكْس noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
خَرَّامَة noun (device for creating holes in thin material)
خَرَّامَة noun (mechanism for punching holes in paper)
لكمة noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)

Armenian

2 entries

պունշ noun (beverage)
դակել verb (to make holes)

Basque

2 entries

ukabilkada noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
ukabilkatu verb (to strike something or someone with one's fist)

Bavarian German

1 entries

Kasperl name (character of a puppet show)

Belarusian

1 entries

уда́р noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)

Bengali

2 entries

ঘুষি noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
সংঘর্ষ noun (impact)

Bikol Central

1 entries

bungag verb (to strike something or someone with one's fist)

Bulgarian

4 entries

енергия noun (power, strength, energy)
замба noun (device for creating holes in thin material)
компостьор noun (mechanism for punching holes in paper)
перфорация noun (hole or opening created with a punch)

Catalan

4 entries

cop de puny noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
ponx noun (beverage)
apunyegar verb (to strike something or someone with one's fist)
donar un cop de puny verb (to strike something or someone with one's fist)

Cebuano

3 entries

sumbag noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
sumbag verb (to strike something or someone with one's fist)
suntok verb (to strike something or someone with one's fist)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

賓治酒 /宾治酒 noun (beverage)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

打孔器 noun (device for creating holes in thin material)
打孔器 noun (mechanism for punching holes in paper)
拳 noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
拳打 noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)

Czech

4 entries

Kašpárek name (character of a puppet show)
děrovačka noun (mechanism for punching holes in paper)
důlčík noun (device for creating holes in thin material)
punč noun (beverage)

Danish

1 entries

Mester Jakel name (character of a puppet show)

Dutch

4 entries

Jan Klaassen name (character of a puppet show)
punch noun (beverage)
stomp noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
met de vuist slaan verb (to strike something or someone with one's fist)

Esperanto

3 entries

pugnobato noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
punĉo noun (beverage)
pugnobati verb (to strike something or someone with one's fist)

Estonian

3 entries

bool noun (beverage)
löök noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
punš noun (beverage)

Finnish

4 entries

Punch name (character of a puppet show)
booli noun (beverage)
isku noun (power, strength, energy)
isku noun (impact)

French

4 entries

Guignol name (character of a puppet show)
coup de poing noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
pointeau noun (device for creating holes in thin material)
poinçon noun (device for creating holes in thin material)

Galician

4 entries

ponche noun (beverage)
puñada noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
puñazo noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
tufo noun (device for creating holes in thin material)

Georgian

2 entries

დარტყმა noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
ჩარტყმა noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)

German

4 entries

Kasper name (character of a puppet show)
Kasperl name (character of a puppet show)
Kasperle name (character of a puppet show)
Aufprall noun (impact)

Greek

4 entries

Φασουλής name (character of a puppet show)
γροθιά noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
μπουνιά noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
πυγμή noun (power, strength, energy)

Hawaiian

4 entries

kuʻi noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
kuʻi verb (to strike something or someone with one's fist)
moko verb (to strike something or someone with one's fist)
mokomoko verb (to strike something or someone with one's fist)

Hebrew

4 entries

אֶגרוֹף noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
מַקָּב noun (device for creating holes in thin material)
פונץ׳ noun (beverage)
היכה verb (to strike something or someone with one's fist)

Hungarian

4 entries

bólé noun (beverage)
energia noun (power, strength, energy)
puncs noun (beverage)
ütés noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)

Icelandic

4 entries

gat noun (hole or opening created with a punch)
gatari noun (device for creating holes in thin material)
gatari noun (mechanism for punching holes in paper)
hnefahögg noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)

Ilocano

2 entries

disnug noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
disnugen verb (to strike something or someone with one's fist)

Indonesian

2 entries

pukulan noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
pukul verb (to strike something or someone with one's fist)

Ingrian

4 entries

isku noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
nappu noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
napsu noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
tiltukkain noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)

Irish

4 entries

anam noun (power, strength, energy)
beocht noun (power, strength, energy)
brí noun (power, strength, energy)
buille noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)

Italian

4 entries

bucatrice noun (device for creating holes in thin material)
perforatore noun (device for creating holes in thin material)
perforatrice noun (device for creating holes in thin material)
pugno noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)

Japanese

4 entries

パンチ name (character of a puppet show)
パンチ noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
パンチ noun (device for creating holes in thin material)
パンチ noun (beverage)

Kabuverdianu

1 entries

fura verb (to make holes)

Khiamniungan Naga

3 entries

thāu verb (to strike something or someone with one's fist)
thāu verb (to strike something or someone with one's fist)
thāupīng verb (punch multiple people at a time)

Khmer

2 entries

ការដាល់ noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
ដាល់ verb (to strike something or someone with one's fist)

Korean

4 entries

펀치 noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
펀치 noun (device for creating holes in thin material)
펀치 noun (beverage)
화채 noun (beverage)

Latgalian

4 entries

dyurēt verb (to strike something or someone with one's fist)
laubt verb (to strike something or someone with one's fist)
sist verb (to strike something or someone with one's fist)
traknēt verb (to strike something or someone with one's fist)

Latvian

4 entries

belziens noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
caurumsitis noun (mechanism for punching holes in paper)
dunka noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
enerģija noun (power, strength, energy)

Lithuanian

1 entries

smūgis noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)

Macedonian

4 entries

бокс noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
ене́ргија noun (power, strength, energy)
пунч noun (beverage)
си́ла noun (power, strength, energy)

Malay

2 entries

tinju noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
tumbukan noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)

Maltese

1 entries

panċ noun (beverage)

Māori

4 entries

meke noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
moto noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
panihi noun (device for creating holes in thin material)
panihi noun (mechanism for punching holes in paper)

Nepali

1 entries

मुक्का हान्नु verb (to strike something or someone with one's fist)

Norman

3 entries

co d'poing noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
coup d'tampon noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
bailli un co d'poing verb (to strike something or someone with one's fist)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries

hullemaskin noun (mechanism for punching holes in paper)
kjørner noun (device for creating holes in thin material)
punsj noun (beverage)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

punsj noun (beverage)

Ottoman Turkish

4 entries

زنبه noun (device for creating holes in thin material)
زنبه noun (mechanism for punching holes in paper)
مشت noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
پونچ noun (beverage)

Polish

4 entries

cios noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
dziurka noun (hole or opening created with a punch)
dziurkacz noun (device for creating holes in thin material)
kop noun (power, strength, energy)

Portuguese

4 entries

murro noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
perfuradora noun (device for creating holes in thin material)
perfuradora noun (mechanism for punching holes in paper)
ponche noun (beverage)

Quechua

2 entries

kutay noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
kutay verb (to strike something or someone with one's fist)

Romanian

3 entries

Vasilache name (character of a puppet show)
pumn noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
lovi cu pumnul verb (to strike something or someone with one's fist)

Russian

4 entries

Панч name (character of a puppet show)
Петру́шка name (character of a puppet show)
дыроко́л noun (mechanism for punching holes in paper)
ке́рнер noun (device for creating holes in thin material)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

buille noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

punč noun (beverage)
ударац, udarac noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)

Slovak

1 entries

punč noun (beverage)

Spanish

4 entries

perforadora noun (mechanism for punching holes in paper)
piñazo noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
ponche noun (beverage)
puñada noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)

Swahili

2 entries

panchi noun (device for creating holes in thin material)
piga ngumi verb (to strike something or someone with one's fist)

Swedish

4 entries

bål noun (beverage)
hålslag noun (device for creating holes in thin material)
hålslag noun (mechanism for punching holes in paper)
körnare noun (device for creating holes in thin material)

Tagalog

3 entries

suntok noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
sumuntok verb (to strike something or someone with one's fist)
suntukin verb (to strike something or someone with one's fist)

Tahitian

2 entries

moto noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
moto verb (to strike something or someone with one's fist)

Tamil

1 entries

குத்து verb (to strike something or someone with one's fist)

Tausug

1 entries

suntuk noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)

Thai

4 entries

พันช์ noun (beverage)
หมัด noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
ชก verb (to strike something or someone with one's fist)
ต่อย verb (to strike something or someone with one's fist)

Tongan

2 entries

momoto noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
hoka verb (to strike something or someone with one's fist)

Turkish

4 entries

punç noun (beverage)
yumruk noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
delmek verb (to make holes)
zımbalamak verb (to employ a punch to create a hole)

Ukrainian

3 entries

уда́р noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
проби́ти verb (to make holes)
пробива́ти verb (to make holes)

Vietnamese

2 entries

cú đấm noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
đấm verb (to strike something or someone with one's fist)

Volapük

2 entries

pöjin noun (beverage)
römapöjin noun (beverage)

Waray-Waray

2 entries

suntok noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
sontuka verb (to strike something or someone with one's fist)

Welsh

4 entries

dyrnod noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
pwnsh noun (beverage)
dyrnu verb (to strike something or someone with one's fist)
pwmpio verb (to strike something or someone with one's fist)

Yiddish

2 entries

בוכענצע noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)
שלאָג noun (a hit or a strike with one's fist)

Sample sentences

33 total sentences available.

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Do you want another glass of fruit punch?

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I'll punch your lights out!

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I'll punch the clock.

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Oh, no! I forgot to punch in again!

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