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punch | haymaker |

As a proper noun punch

is (british) a glove puppet who is the main character used in a punch and judy show.

As a noun haymaker is

(agriculture) a person or machine which harvests or prepares tall grass for use as animal fodder.

punch

English

(wikipedia punch)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) punchen, partially from (etyl) .

Noun

  • (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.
    • Synonyms
    * (A strike with the fist) box, bunch of fives (UK) * oomph, pep
    Hyponyms
    * (A strike with the fist) jab, hook, uppercut, pounding
    Derived terms
    * beat somebody to the punch * kidney punch * one-two punch * pleased as punch * pull punches * punch drunk * roll with the punches * Sunday punch
    See also
    * (A strike with the fist) slap

    Verb

    (es)
  • To strike with one's fist.
    • If she punches me, I'm gonna break her nose.
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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.
    • He punched a hit into shallow left field.
  • To make holes in something
  • To thrust against; to poke.
    • to punch one with the end of a stick or the elbow
    Synonyms
    * (To strike with the fist) box
    Derived terms
    * punch above one's weight * punch below one's weight

    Etymology 2

    Shortened form of puncheon, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (es)
  • (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.
    • See also
    * centrepunch, centre punch * nail punch * three-hole punch

    Verb

  • To employ a punch to create a hole in or stamp or emboss a mark on something.
  • To mark a ticket.
    • Hypernyms
    * (to create a hole) perforate, pierce
    Derived terms
    * punch in * punch out

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

  • (uncountable) A beverage, generally containing a mixture of fruit juice and some other beverage, often alcoholic.

    • See also

    * punch drunk ----

    haymaker

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (agriculture) A person or machine which harvests or prepares tall grass for use as animal fodder.
  • *1853 , , The Heir of Redclyffe , ch. 7,
  • *:A long rank of haymakers —men and women—proceeded with their rakes, the white shirt-sleeves, straw bonnets, and ruddy faces, radiant in the bath of sunshine.
  • (informal, fisticuffs) A particularly powerful punch, especially one which knocks down an opponent, thrown like a scythe chop for cutting hay, as agricultural haymakers used to have strong arms.
  • *1997 , George Church, " Newt's Day of Deliverance," Time , 20 Jan.,
  • *:The saga of Newt Gingrich's ethics suddenly resembles a brawl between blindfolded boxers who flail away so wildly that each lands a haymaker on his own jaw.
  • (figuratively, by extension) Any decisive blow, shock, or forceful action.
  • *2007 , Shawn Tully, " Private equity: End of the golden age?," CNNMoney.com , 18 Jun. (retrieved 10 Sep. 2008),
  • *:The real potential haymaker for the industry is a proposal, now gaining support in Congress, that would tax the profits private equity reaps on selling companies not at the low cap gains rate, but at the regular income tax rate.

    • References

    *" haymaker" at OneLook® Dictionary Search .