Meaning

noun (boxing) a blow with the fist

noun an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl

noun a tool for making holes or indentations

originFrom Middle English punchen, partially from Old French ponchonner (“to punch”), from ponchon (“pointed tool”), from Latin punctio, from punctus, perfect passive participle of pungō (“I prick”); and partially from Middle English punchen, a syncopated variant of punischen ("to punish"; see punish). Also influenced by Middle English punchon ("a punch"; see puncheon). Compare also Middle English…

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