punch

«punch» in Mova's school dictionary: To hit someone or something hard with a closed fist — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (punch, punches, punched, punching); noun (a punch, punches)

meaning for a pupil

1) To hit someone or something hard with a closed fist. tree →

2) (noun) A hard hit with the fist. tree →

3) To make a hole in something with a tool (punch a ticket). tree →

4) (noun) A tool for making holes (a hole punch). tree →

5) (noun) A sweet drink made by mixing fruit juices, sometimes with alcohol, served from a big bowl. tree →

6) To press keys or buttons (punch in a number). tree →

7) (noun) Strength or force in a speech or idea (a joke with punch). tree →

sense in the lessons

In safety and stories, fighting and hitting (never OK — tell an adult). In school and offices, a hole punch for papers. At parties, a bowl of fruit punch; in maths, recipes for punch (mix 2 litres of juice with 1 litre of lemonade). Phrases: «punch line» (the funny end of a joke), «pack a punch», «beat someone to the punch», «hole punch».

examples

• He punched the pillow when he was angry. tree →
• Punching other children is never OK. tree →
• The boxer threw a punch. tree →
• Use the hole punch to make holes in the paper. tree →
• The bus driver punched my ticket. tree →
• We made fruit punch for the party. tree →
• The recipe uses 3 litres of juice and 2 litres of lemonade, so 5 litres of punch. tree →
• What's the punch line of the joke? tree →
• The two then fell into grips, and went lurching and punching about the great hall. tree →

note

Countable noun (punches). «Punch» the drink is uncountable (some punch). In maths with punch: total volume = sum of the liquids; to share, divide by cup size. Safety: if someone punches you, get away and tell a trusted adult.

In the corpora

• Punching a wall can break bones in the hand or wrist; the wall is not hurt at all.
• Some costs of a fight arrive later, and they can hurt more than any punch.
• A punch to the nose often causes bleeding and swelling that can spread into two black eyes.
• The small bones in the fingers and hand break or sprain easily when they punch something.
• Neither mum had thrown a single punch.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «punch» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.