Dunched vs Punched - What's the difference?
dunched | punched |
(dunch)
(Geordie) To knock against; to hit, punch
(Geordie) To crash into, to bump into.
(British) To jog, especially with the elbow.
(golf) A fat hit from a claggy lie.
A small meal between lunch and dinner in the late afternoon or early evening (about 3-5 p.m.), usually including tea or coffee with cookies, sometimes fruits, a salad or a light sandwich.
:* "For tomorrow, I have already scheduled lunch and dinner with my colleagues. Let's have a dunch together."
(punch)
(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 verbs the difference between dunched and punched
is that dunched is past tense of dunch while punched is past tense of punch.dunched
English
Verb
(head)dunch
English
Etymology 1
Origin unknown.Alternative forms
* dunsh (Geordie)Verb
Noun
(-)References
* * * * *Golfing dictionary, accessed on 2005-06-01
Etymology 2
A blend of (lunch) and (dinner) (probably in imitation of (brunch)).Noun
(-)See also
* food ----punched
English
Verb
(head)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