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punch

 
 
/pʌnʃ/ verb [T]

Definition

to hit someone or something with your fist (= closed hand) : He punched me twice in the stomach.
punch a hole in sth to make a hole in something with a special piece of equipment
(Definition of punch verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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