Punch vs Batter - What's the difference?
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(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.
to hit or strike violently and repeatedly.
to coat with batter (the food ingredient).
to defeat soundly; to thrash
(UK, slang, usually in the passive) To intoxicate
(metalworking) To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
A beaten mixture of flour and liquid (usually egg and milk), used for baking (e.g. pancakes, cake, or Yorkshire pudding) or to coat food (e.g. fish) prior to frying
A binge, a heavy drinking session.
A paste of clay or loam.
(printing) A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.
An incline on the outer face of a built wall.
(baseball) The player attempting to hit the ball with a bat.
As a proper noun punch
is (british) a glove puppet who is the main character used in a punch and judy show.As a verb batter is
to hit or strike violently and repeatedly or batter can be (architecture) to slope (of walls, buildings etc).As a noun batter is
a beaten mixture of flour and liquid (usually egg and milk), used for baking (eg pancakes, cake, or yorkshire pudding) or to coat food (eg fish) prior to frying or batter can be an incline on the outer face of a built wall or batter can be (baseball) the player attempting to hit the ball with a bat.punch
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
Synonyms
* (To strike with the fist) boxDerived terms
* punch above one's weight * punch below one's weightEtymology 2
Shortened form of puncheon, from (etyl) .Noun
(es)See also
* centrepunch, centre punch * nail punch * three-hole punchVerb
Hypernyms
* (to create a hole) perforate, pierceDerived terms
* punch in * punch outEtymology 3
From (etyl) .Noun
See also
* punch drunk ----batter
English
(wikipedia batter)Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Verb
(en verb)- He battered his wife with a walking stick.
- I prefer it when they batter the cod with breadcrumbs.
- Leeds United battered Charlton 7-0.
- That cocktails will batter you!
- I was battered last night on our pub crawl.
Etymology 2
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- To the dismay of his mother, the boy put his finger into the cake batter .
- When he went on a batter , he became very violent.
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Etymology 3
.Noun
(en noun)- Hydroseeding of unvegetated batters is planned.
Etymology 4
.Noun
(en noun)- The first batter hit the ball into the corner for a double.