Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A piece of thin metal stamped from a plate by means of a die, such as the laminæ used in the cores of transformers and armatures.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
punch . - noun An incident in which someone is
punched - noun
process ofmaking holes in something (rail ticket, leather belt, etc)
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Examples
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He's not strong; and though he's got grit, he hasn't got what I call punching power.
Charles Rex 1910
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Sorry, but we were a little behind in punching down the cap!
Doing a pigeage on Pinot - photo caption | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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OK, so it's not Buzz Aldrin punching Bart Sibrel. blooch
Meet Representative Alan Grayson (D, FL-08). - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009
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Make holes equal distance by punching from the ends as far as the puncher will go.
Archive 2009-01-01 2009
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Karate, in contrast, is characterized by punching and kicking.
Anthony Tjan: Business Needs More Judo, Less Karate Anthony Tjan 2012
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Make holes equal distance by punching from the ends as far as the puncher will go.
Another Box 2009
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I don't disagree with that, just your blanket statement that "punching is not torture".
Tom McIntyre Explains His Picks for our 2009 Hunting and Fishing Heroes and Villians Face-Off 2009
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The polar bear punching is pretty tame, violence-wise.
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I don't disagree with that, just your blanket statement that "punching is not torture".
Tom McIntyre Explains His Picks for our 2009 Hunting and Fishing Heroes and Villians Face-Off 2009
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Karate, in contrast, is characterized by punching and kicking.
Anthony Tjan: Business Needs More Judo, Less Karate Anthony Tjan 2012
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