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punch | sugar |

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 sugar is

ray, beam (of light or radiation).

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 ----

    sugar

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (obsolete)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink.
  • (countable) When used to sweeten a drink, an amount of this substance approximately equal to five grams or one teaspoon.
    • He usually has his coffee white with one sugar .
  • (countable, chemistry) Any of various small carbohydrates that are used by organisms to store energy.
  • (countable) A generic term for sucrose, glucose, fructose, etc.
  • (countable)
    • I'll be with you in a moment, sugar .
  • (countable, slang) A kiss.
  • Effeminacy in a male, often implying homosexuality.
    • I think John has a little bit of sugar in him.
  • (uncountable, informal) Diabetes.
  • (by extension) Anything resembling sugar in taste or appearance.
    • Sugar of lead (lead acetate) is a poisonous white crystalline substance with a sweet taste.
  • Compliment or flattery used to disguise or render acceptable something obnoxious; honeyed or soothing words.

    • Derived terms

    * * acid of sugar * acorn sugar * ambered sugar * amino sugar, aminosugar * anhydrosugar * anhydrous sugar * animal sugar * aphis-sugar * as sweet as sugar, sweet as sugar * baker's sugar * Barbados sugar * barley sugar, barley-sugar * bar sugar * bastard sugar * beechwood sugar * beetroot sugar * beet sugar, beet-sugar * berry sugar * besugar * birch sugar * black sugar * blanch sugar * blood sugar * brain sugar * blown sugar * boiled sugar * brown sugar * burnt sugar * candied sugar * candy sugar * cane sugar, cane-sugar * caramelised sugar, caramelized sugar * caramel sugar * caster sugar, castor sugar * CDP-sugar * centrifugal sugar * cinnamon sugar * clarified sugar * clayed sugar * coarse sugar * coffee sugar * colored sugar crystals * compound sugar * compressible sugar * confectioner's sugar, confectioners' sugar * corn sugar * corn sugar syrup * cracked sugar * crashed sugar * crude sugar * crushed sugar * crystalline sugar * crystallisable sugar, crystallizable sugar * crystallised sugar, crystallized sugar * crystal sugar * culinary sugar * cytidine diphosphosugar * date sugar, date-sugar * dehydrosugar * demerara sugar * deoxy sugar, desoxy sugar * desugar * diabetes sugar, diabetic sugar * double-refined sugar * double sugar * dTDP-sugar * English sugar * essence of sugar * feathered sugar * female sugar * fluid sugar * flying sugar * free sugar * form sugar * fruit sugar, fruit-sugar * gelatin sugar * granular sugar * granulated sugar * grape sugar, grape-sugar * green sugar * hard sugar * heart sugar * heavy sugar * hepatic sugar * high sugar * horse sugar * icing sugar * invert sugar * inverted sugar * kitchen sugar * lead-sugar * licorice sugar * liquid sugar * liver-sugar * loaf sugar, loaf-sugar * low sugar * lump of sugar * lump sugar * male sugar * malt sugar, malt-sugar * manna sugar * maple sugar, maple-sugar * milk sugar, milk-sugar * mill white sugar * modified Sheather's sugar flotation method * moist sugar * * mountain-ash sugar * muscovado sugar * muscle sugar * mushroom sugar * natural sugar * neither sugar nor salt * nest sugar, nest-sugar * nib sugar * nibbed sugar * nitrosugar * non-sugar, nonsugar * not made of sugar or salt * nucleoside-diphosphate sugar * oil sugar * palm sugar, palm-sugar * pearl sugar * pearled sugar * pectin sugar * perilla sugar * phosphosugar * pine sugar * polyisoprenyl phosphate sugar * potato sugar, potato-sugar * pounded sugar * powder sugar * powdered sugar * preserving sugar * pulled sugar * raw sugar * reducing sugar * refined sugar * refining sugar * refuse sugar * residual sugar * rimming sugar * RNA sugar * rock sugar * sanding sugar * sifted sugar * simple sugar * soft sugar * sorghum sugar * specific soluble sugar * spun sugar * stamped sugar * store sugar * strained sugar * starch sugar * strike of sugar * sugar-acarus * sugar acid * * sugar alcohol * sugar aldehyde * sugarallie, sugarally, sugarellie, sugarolly * sugar almond, sugar-almond * sugar and honey * * sugar-ant * sugar apple, sugar-apple * sugar aquatint * sugar-babe, sugar baby, sugar-baby * sugar-bag * sugar-bakehouse * sugar-baker * sugar-bakery * sugar band * sugar basin * sugar bean, sugar-bean * sugar beet * sugar berg * sugar berry, sugar-berry, sugarberry * sugar-birch * sugar bird, sugar-bird, sugarbird * sugar block * sugar boogers * sugar bowl * sugar-box * sugar-bread * sugar brother * sugar bush, sugar-bush, sugarbush * sugar-butter sauce * sugar buzz * sugar-cake * sugar camp, sugar-camp * sugar candian, sugar-candian * sugar-candied * sugar candy, sugar-candy * sugar cane, sugar-cane, sugarcane * sugar card * sugar-caster * sugar cataract * sugar chain * sugar charcoal * sugar-chest * * sugar-coat, sugarcoat * sugar-cone * sugar cookie * sugar core * sugar corn * * * sugar-creeper * * sugar-crusher * sugar crust * sugar cube, sugar-cube * sugar-cured * sugar daddy * sugar diabetes * sugar-disease * sugar-eater * sugar ester * sugar-free * sugar fungus * sugar-garden * sugargerry * sugar glass * sugar glider * sugar grass, sugar-grass * * sugar grove * sugar gum, sugar-gum * sugar hackberry * sugar high * * sugar honey ice tea * sugar-house, sugarhouse * sugar-icing liver * sugar indigestion * sugarish * sugar kelp * * * sugarleaf * sugarless * sugar-like * sugar-lime * sugar loaf, sugar-loaf, sugarloaf * sugar-louse * sugar lump, sugar-lump * sugarly * sugar mama, sugar mamma, sugar momma, sugar mummy * sugar-man * sugar maple, sugar-maple * sugar-meat * sugar melon, sugar-melon * sugar mill * sugar-millet * sugar mimic * sugar mite, sugar-mite * * sugar mouse * sugar nib * sugar nip * sugar nippers * sugar-non-specific nuclease * * sugar of acorns * sugar of Alisaunder * sugar of Babylon * sugar of Barbary * sugar of Candy * sugar of Cipre * sugar of flesh * sugar of iron * sugar of lead * sugar of Marrokes * sugar of milk * sugar of muscle * sugar of Saturn * sugar of steel * sugar on snow, sugar-on-snow * sugar orchard, sugar-orchard * sugar palm * sugar paper, sugar-paper * sugar pea * sugar-pear * sugar pease * sugar-pellet * sugar-penide * sugar-phosphatase * sugar-pie * sugar pill * sugar pine, sugar-pine * sugar plantation * sugar-plate * sugar plum, sugar-plum, sugarplum * sugar pucker * sugar puff * Sugar Puffs * sugar-pumpkin * sugar push * sugar quartz * sugar rag * sugar-reed * sugar-refiner * sugar refinery, sugar-refinery * sugar-refining * sugar residue * * sugar-roll * sugar royal * sugar-roset * sugar rush * sugar sack * sugar sand * sugar-sensitivity * sugar shack, sugar shanty * sugar shell * sugar sifter * * sugar snap, sugar snap pea * sugar snow * sugar-snuff * sugar soap * sugar-sop * sugar sorghum * sugar-spar * sugar-spirit * sugar spoon * sugar squirrel * sugar stick * sugar substitute * sugar sumac * sugar-sweet * sugar syrup * sugar-teat * sugar test * sugar thermometer * sugartime * sugar tit, sugar-tit * sugar tongs * sugar tree, sugar-tree * sugar trough * sugar tumor, sugar tumour * * sugar vase * sugar-vinegar * sugar-wash * sugar water, sugar-water * sugar-weather * sugar weed * sugar-wood * sugar-work * sugar-worm * sugar-wrack * sugary * superfine sugar * superior sugar * * syntactic sugar * table sugar * threshold sugar * triple sugar iron agar * true sugar * turbinado sugar * uncrystallisable sugar, uncrystallizable sugar * unrefined sugar * urine sugar * vanilla sugar * white sugar * wood sugar, wood-sugar * yellow sugar

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To add sugar to; to sweeten with sugar.
    • John heavily sugars his coffee.
  • To make (something unpleasant) seem less so.
    • She has a gift for sugaring what would otherwise be harsh words.
  • (US, regional) In making maple sugar, to complete the process of boiling down the syrup till it is thick enough to crystallize; to approach or reach the state of granulation; with the preposition off .

    • Synonyms

    * (add sugar to) sweeten * (make less unpleasant) sweeten, sugar-coat

    Derived terms

    * sugared * sugarer * sugaring * sugar off * sugar the pill

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (informal, euphemistic) Used in place of shit !
    • Oh, sugar!

    See also

    * * agave syrup * aldose * alitame * allose * altrose * amylose * arabinose * aspartame * barley malt syrup * birch syrup * blanco directo * Brazzein * brown rice syrup * caramel * carbohydrate * cellulose * corn syrup * cyclamate * decose * dulcin * demerara * dextrose * erythritol * erythrose * erythrulose * Florida crystals * fructose * fruit syrup * fucose * furanose * galactose * glucose * glyco- * glycyrrhizin * golden syrup * goor, gur * gulose * heptose * hexose * high fructose corn syrup * holing cane * honey * idose * inulin * isomalt * jaggery * karupatti * ketose * lactilol * lactose * lugduname * lyxose * maltitol * maltose * mannitol * mannose * maple syrup * mizuame * molasses * monellin * muscovado * neohesperidin dihydrochalcone * neotame * nonose * octose * -ose * panela * panocha, panoche * pentose * polyol * psicose * pyranose * rhamnose * ribose * ribulose * rum * saccharide * saccharin * sedoheptulose * sorbitol * sorbose * stachyose * sucralose * sucrose * Steen's cane syrup * stevia * steviol glycoside * sweetener * sweet sorghum * syrup * tagatose * talose * tetrose * thaumatin * threose * treacle * trehalose * triose * turbinado * volemitol * xylitol * xylose * xylulose

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