punch

verb [T] (HIT)

/pʌntʃ/

Definition

B2 to hit someone or something with your fist (= closed hand): He punched him in the stomach.Hitting and beatingPunishing by causing pain › mainly US to hit with your fingers the buttons on a phone or the keys on a keyboardWriting and typing

(Definition of punch verb (HIT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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