punched

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To strike with one's fist.
   • If she punches me, I'm gonna break her nose.

   Synonyms:

   box, slug, clock

2. (transitive) To herd.
3. (transitive) To operate (a device or system) by depressing a button, key, bar, or pedal, or by similar means.
   • As night watchman he was required to punch a watchman's clock; the stations were scattered all over the place.1922, William Otis Badger, editor, The Workmen's compensation law journal, volume 10, page 129
4. (transitive) To enter (information) on a device or system.
5. (transitive) To hit (a ball or similar object) with less than full force.
   • He punched a hit into shallow left field.
6. (transitive) To make holes in something (rail ticket, leather belt, etc) (see also the verb under Etymology 2).
   • So I punched a hole in the roof, ah-ah, ah-ah
     Let the flood carry away all my pictures of you2014 October 27, Taylor Swift, Imogen Heap, “Clean (Taylor's Version)”, in 1989 (Taylor's Version), performed by Taylor Swift, published 27 October 2023

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