Phrase guide

hole punch

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A tool that is used to make holes in stationery for ease of filing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

verb

Meaning 2

To punch holes using a hole punch.

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Usage: transitive

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To create a NAT, WAN-to-LAN port forwarding on the router.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences

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History

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Across languages

Translations

68 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: gaatjiesdrukker — tool
  • Arabic: خَرَّامَة (ḵarrāma) — tool
  • Arabic: خَرَّامَة وَرَق (ḵarrāmat waraq) — tool
  • Armenian: դակիչ (dakičʻ) — tool
  • Azerbaijani: dəlgəc — tool
  • Azerbaijani: dəlməkeş — tool
  • Azerbaijani: deşikaçan — tool
  • Belarusian: дзірако́л (dzirakól) — tool
  • Bulgarian: перфора́тор (perforátor) — tool
  • Catalan: perforadora — tool
  • Chinese Cantonese: 打窿機 /打窿机 — tool
  • Chinese Cantonese: 釘窿機 /钉窿机 — tool
  • Chinese Mandarin: 打孔器 (dǎkǒngqì) — tool
  • Chinese Mandarin: 打孔機 /打孔机 (dǎkǒngjī) — tool
  • Chinese Mandarin: 釘孔機 /钉孔机 (dīngkǒngjī) — tool
  • Chinese Mandarin: 穿孔機 /穿孔机 (chuānkǒngjī) — tool
  • Czech: děrovačka — tool
  • Danish: hullemaskine — tool
  • Danish: hulapparat — tool
  • Dutch: perforator — tool
  • Esperanto: truilo — tool
  • Estonian: auguraud — tool
  • Faroese: holari — tool
  • Finnish: rei’ittäjä — tool
  • Finnish: rei’itin — tool
  • French: perforateur — tool
  • French: perforatrice — tool
  • French: trouilloteuse — tool
  • French: trouilloteur — tool
  • Georgian: სახვრეტელა (saxvreṭela) — tool
  • German: Locher — tool
  • Hebrew: מְחוֹרֵר (mekhorér) — tool
  • Hebrew: מְנַקֵּב (menakév) — tool
  • Hindi: होल छिद्रक (hol chidrak) — tool
  • Hindi: छेद पंच (ched pañc) — tool
  • Hungarian: lyukasztó — tool
  • Icelandic: gatari — tool
  • Italian: perforatrice — tool
  • Japanese: 穴開けパンチ (ana-ake panchi) — tool
  • Japanese: パンチャー (panchā) — tool
  • Japanese: 穿孔機 (senkōki) — tool
  • Japanese: パンチ (panchi) — tool
  • Korean: 홀 펀치 (hol peonchi) — tool
  • Korean: 펀치 (peonchi) — tool
  • Korean: 천공기 (cheon'gonggi) — tool
  • Luxembourgish: Locher — tool
  • Macedonian: дупчалка (dupčalka) — tool
  • Mongolian: цоолтуур (cooltuur) — tool
  • Mongolian: нүхлэх машин (nüxlex mašin) — tool
  • Mongolian: цоолох машин (coolox mašin) — tool
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hullemaskin — tool
  • Iranian Persian: پانْچ (pânč) — tool
  • Iranian Persian: سوراخکُن (surâx-kon) — tool
  • Polish: dziurkacz — tool
  • Portuguese: perfuradora — tool
  • Romanian: perforator — tool
  • Russian: дыроко́л (dyrokól) — tool
  • Russian: перфора́тор (perforátor) — tool
  • Slovak: dierovačka — tool
  • Slovene: luknjač — tool
  • Spanish: perforadora — tool
  • Spanish: máquina perforadora — tool
  • Swedish: hålslag — tool
  • Swedish: hålslagare — tool
  • Swedish: hålslagsapparat — tool
  • Turkish: delgeç — tool
  • Ukrainian: діркопробива́ч (dirkoprobyváč) — tool
  • Yiddish: שטעכער (shtekher) — tool