to punch a hole in

  • 31punch — A tool for making holes or driving out bolts, rivets and pins. See aligning punch brass punch center punch drift drift punch fender punch gasket punch hole punch nail punch …

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  • 32punch — I [[t]pʌntʃ[/t]] n. 1) a thrusting blow, esp. with the fist 2) cvb forcefulness or effectiveness; power 3) to give a sharp thrust or blow to, esp. with the fist 4) brit. dial. Western U.S. and Canada. to drive (cattle) 5) to poke or prod, as with …

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  • 33punch — 01. The boxer knocked out his opponent with a single [punch] in the nose. 02. He got a black eye when some drunk guy [punched] him in a bar. 03. Do you have a hole [punch] so I can put my papers in my binder? 04. Mike gave Lawrence a friendly… …

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  • 34punch — I. noun Etymology: Middle English pounce, punche, probably alteration of ponson, ponchon puncheon Date: 14th century 1. a. a tool usually in the form of a short rod of steel that is variously shaped at one end for different operations (as forming …

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  • 35Punch block — A punch block (also punchblock, punchdown block, quick connect block and other variations) is a type of electrical connection often used in telephony. It is named because the solid copper wires are punched down into short open ended slots known… …

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  • 36Punch down tool — A punch down tool, also called a punchdown tool or a Krone tool (after wiring systems manufacturer ADC Krone), is a small screw driver sized tool used for connecting wiring to a punch down block [Call recording blog,… …

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  • 37punch — I 1. verb Diana punched him in the face Syn: hit, strike, thump, jab, smash, welt, cuff, clip; batter, buffet, pound, pummel; informal sock, slug, bop, wallop, clobber, bash, whack, thwac …

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  • 38punch — I n 1. blow, jab, Inf. clip, U.S. Sl. biff, box, Boxing. left or right, uppercut, stroke, knockout, Sl. sockdolager; buffet, cuff, Inf. bop, strike, hit, knock, thump, Sl. sock, bust, Scot. dunt, Scot, and North Eng. paik; thwack, Inf. whack,… …

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  • 39hole — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, deep, gaping, great, huge, large, massive, yawning ▪ small, tiny …

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  • 40punch — [pʌntʃ] verb [T] I 1) to hit someone or something with your FIST (= closed hand) 2) to make a hole in something with a tool or machine II noun punch [pʌntʃ] 1) [C] the action of hitting someone or something with your FIST (= closed hand) 2) [U] a …

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