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noun
gerund of punch
An incident in which someone is punched.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
gerund of punch
The process of making holes in something (for example, a leather belt or a rail ticket).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
present participle and gerund of punch
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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verb
Clipping of punching above one's weight; in a relationship with a more attractive partner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
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History
Etymology tree English punch Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English punching From punch + -ing.
