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punch

 
/pʌntʃ/ v [I/T] (CUT HOLE)

Definition

to cut a hole in a material by pushing a piece of metal through it: The rod came loose, punching a hole in the box.
(Definition of punch v (CUT HOLE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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