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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
punch
punch [punch punches punched punching] verb, noun BrE [pʌntʃ] NAmE [pʌntʃ]
verb
1. to hit sb/sth hard with your ↑fist (= closed hand)
•~ sb/sth He was kicked and punched as he lay on the ground.
• He was punching the air in triumph.
•~ sb/sth in/on sth She punched him on the nose.
2. to make a hole in sth with a ↑punch n. (3) or some other sharp object
•~ sth to punch a time card
•~ sth in/through sth The machine punches a row of holes in the metal sheet.
3. ~ sth to press buttons or keys on a computer, telephone, etc. in order to operate it
•I punched the button to summon the elevator.
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
v. sense 1 and v. sense 3 n. senses 1 to 2 and late Middle English ‘puncture, prod’ ↑pouncen. sense 3 and v. sense 2 early 16th cent. puncheon ↑punch ‘hit somebody/something hard’ n. sense 4 mid 17th cent. Sanskrit pañca ‘five, five kinds of’
Thesaurus:
punch verb T
•They kicked and punched him as he lay on the ground.
hit • • thump • • beat • • pound • • pummel • |informal sock • • whack • |formal strike •
hit/punch/thump/strike sb in the stomach/chest
hit/punch sb on the nose
hit/punch/thump/beat/sock/strike sb hard
Example Bank:
•He was repeatedly kicked and punched as he lay on the ground.
•His attacker had punched him hard in the face.
•She playfully punched him on the arm.
•He punched the other boy in the stomach.
•I had a good mind to punch him on the nose!
•I punched the pillow in frustration.
Idiom: ↑punch above your weight
Derived Word: ↑puncher
Derived: ↑punch in ▪ ↑punch somebody out ▪ ↑punch something in ▪ ↑punch something into something ▪ ↑punch something out
noun 
1. countable a hard hit made with the ↑fist (= closed hand)
•a punch in the face
• Hill threw a punch at the police officer.
•a knockout punch
• He shot out his right arm and landed a punch on Lorrimer's nose.
2. uncountable the power to interest people
•It's a well-constructed crime story, told with speed and punch.
3. countable a tool or machine for cutting holes in paper, leather or metal
•a hole punch
4. uncountable a hot or cold drink made by mixing water, fruit juice, spices, and usually wine or another alcoholic drink
see beat sb to the punch at ↑beat v., pack a (powerful, real, etc.) punch at ↑pack v., pull your punches at ↑pull v., roll with the punches at ↑roll v.
Word Origin:
v. sense 1 and v. sense 3 n. senses 1 to 2 and late Middle English ‘puncture, prod’ ↑pouncen. sense 3 and v. sense 2 early 16th cent. puncheon ↑punch ‘hit somebody/something hard’ n. sense 4 mid 17th cent. Sanskrit pañca ‘five, five kinds of’
Example Bank:
•Be careful what you say or you'll get a punch on the nose.
•He can throw a powerful punch.
•He pulled his punches to avoid hurting his sparring partner.
•He was knocked flat by a sucker punch.
•She gave him a punch on the nose.
•She pulls no punches.
•The X37 engine packs a powerful punch.
•The film packs a heavy emotional punch.
•This policy will deliver a knockout punch to the tourism industry
•a boxer who knows how to take a punch
•a punch in the stomach
•a punch to the jaw
•the devastating one-two punch of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
•He landed a punch on Lorrimer's nose.
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