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hole punch

hole punch noun: a tool that is used to make holes in stationery for ease of filing.

hole punch: a tool that is used to make holes in stationery for ease of filing
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Noun

hole punch (plural hole punches)

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

Verb

hole punch (third-person singular simple present hole punches, present participle hole punching, simple past and past participle hole punched)

  1. (transitive) To punch holes using a hole punch.
  2. (transitive) To create a NAT, WAN-to-LAN port forwarding on the router.

hole punch meaning in Hindi and Arabic

hole punch in Hindi

tool
होल छिद्रक hol chidrak, छेद पंच ched pañc

hole punch in Arabic

tool
خَرَّامَة ḵarrāma, خَرَّامَة وَرَق ḵarrāmat waraq

Synonyms of hole punch

Forms of hole punch

Noun
pluralhole punches
alternative especially nounholepunch
alternative especially verbhole-punch
Verb
third-person singular presenthole punches
present participlehole punching
past participlehole punched
pasthole punched

Words formed from hole punch

Questions about hole punch

What does hole punch mean?
Hole punch means a tool that is used to make holes in stationery for ease of filing.
What is hole punch in Hindi?
Hole punch in Hindi is होल छिद्रक (hol chidrak), छेद पंच (ched pañc). See Hole punch meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is hole punch?
Hole punch can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of hole punch?
The plural of hole punch is hole punches.

Words near hole punch in the dictionary

  1. hole cards
  2. hole in one
  3. hole in ones
  4. hole in the head
  5. hole out
  6. hole punch
  7. hole punch cloud
  8. hole punch clouds
  9. hole punched
  10. hole punches
  11. hole punching

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