Pout vs Punch - What's the difference?
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One's facial expression when pouting.
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A fit of sulking or sullenness.
To push out one's lips.
To be or pretend to be ill-tempered; to sulk.
To say while pouting.
(rare) Shortened name of various fishes such as the hornpout () and the eelpouts (Zoarcidae).
(countable) A hit or strike with one's fist.
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(uncountable) Power, strength, energy.
(uncountable) Impact.
(countable) A button (of a joypad, joystick or similar device) whose only or main current function is that when it is pressed causes a video game character to punch.
To strike with one's fist.
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To operate (a device or system) by depressing a button, key, bar, or pedal, or by similar means.
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To enter (information) on a device or system.
To hit (a ball or similar object) with less than full force.
To make holes in something
To thrust against; to poke.
(countable) A device, generally slender and round, used for creating holes in thin material, for driving an object through a hole in a containing object, or to stamp or emboss a mark or design on a surface.
(countable) A mechanism for punching holes in paper or other thin material.
(countable) A hole or opening created with a punch
(piledriving) An extension piece applied to the top of a pile; a dolly.
A prop, as for the roof of a mine.
To employ a punch to create a hole in or stamp or emboss a mark on something.
To mark a ticket.
(uncountable) A beverage, generally containing a mixture of fruit juice and some other beverage, often alcoholic.
As a noun pout
is one's facial expression when pouting or pout can be (rare) shortened name of various fishes such as the hornpout () and the eelpouts (zoarcidae) or pout can be .As a verb pout
is to push out one's lips or pout can be (scotland) to shoot poults.As a proper noun punch is
(british) a glove puppet who is the main character used in a punch and judy show.pout
English
Etymology 1
(etyl) pouten, probably from Scandinavian (compare (etyl) ).Noun
(en noun)Natasha], written 1924, translated by [[w:Dmitri Nabokov, Dmitri Nabokov]
- With a pout , Natasha counted the drops, and her eyelashes kept time.
Derived terms
* pouting (n)Verb
(en verb)Synonyms
* moueSee also
* puckerEtymology 2
From (etyl) , from Indo-European root beu having a meaning associated with the notion "to swell".Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* eelpout, eel-pout * hornpoutSee also
* (wikipedia "pout")Etymology 3
Anagrams
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English
(wikipedia punch)Etymology 1
From (etyl) punchen, partially from (etyl) .Noun
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Synonyms
* (A strike with the fist) box, bunch of fives (UK) * oomph, pepHyponyms
* (A strike with the fist) jab, hook, uppercut, poundingDerived terms
* beat somebody to the punch * kidney punch * one-two punch * pleased as punch * pull punches * punch drunk * roll with the punches * Sunday punchSee also
* (A strike with the fist) slapVerb
(es)- If she punches me, I'm gonna break her nose.
- He punched a hit into shallow left field.
- to punch one with the end of a stick or the elbow