Synonyms for punch
pʌntʃpunch

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. punch

   Synonyms:
   perforate, poke, pierce, puncture, terebrate, bore

   Antonyms:
   stop, plug, seal, bung

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1. punch, clout, poke, lick, biff, slugnoun

   (boxing) a blow with the fist

   "I gave him a clout on his nose"

   Synonyms:
   jabbing, type slug, pigeon berry, clout, jab, garget, carrier bag, sack, thrust, bullet, salt lick, slug, dawdler, lick, poke, pull, paper bag, lagger, biff, clout nail, thrusting, sluggard, puncher, drone, trailer, lap, laggard, scoke, poking

2. punchnoun

   an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl

   Synonyms:
   slug, lick, biff, poke, puncher, clout

3. punch, puncherverb

   a tool for making holes or indentations

   Synonyms:
   cowpuncher, poke, cattleman, slug, cowhand, biff, puncher, cowboy, lick, cowherd, cowpoke, cowman, clout

4. punch, plugverb

   deliver a quick blow to

   "he punched me in the stomach"

   Synonyms:
   plug, secure, perforate, plug away, stop up

5. punchverb

   drive forcibly as if by a punch

   "the nail punched through the wall"

   Synonyms:
   plug, perforate

6. punch, perforateverb

   make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation

   "perforate the sheets of paper"

   Synonyms:
   plug, penetrate, perforate

Matched Categories

1. • Mixed Drink
   • Pierce
   • Thrust

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. punchverb

   Synonyms:
   perforate, bore, pierce

2. punchverb

   Synonyms:
   push, poke

3. punchnoun

   Synonyms:
   borer

4. punchnoun

   Synonyms:
   push, poke

5. punchnoun

   Synonyms:
   horse (short and thick)

6. punchnoun

   Synonyms:
   buffoon (of a puppet-show), clown, harlequin, punchinello, merry-andrew, zany, scaramouch, fool, antic, pickle-herring, jack-pudding

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1. punchverb

   Synonyms:
   push, poke, pierce, bore, perforate, puncture

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1. List of paraphrases for "punch":

   awl, poonch, fist, roughhouse, bonsh, drift, hit, knock, punching, joker

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1. punch

   Synonyms:
   See Murphy's kidney punch
   

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1. Stephen Curry:

   We knew that they were going to come out with a tough first punch and we answered it and ran right back at them and set the tone for the whole game, they made so many runs over the course of 48 minutes but our will took over. Unbelievable feeling to come in here on a mission and get the job done.

2. Igbo Proverb:

   The world is like a goat's udder. It does not yield any milk, unless you punch and squeeze at it

3. Mayor Thurman Bill Bartie:

   This storm is going to be packing a real big punch.

4. Wess Mitchell:

   We work with them very closely in intelligence and in other areas, but this has the potential to spike the punch.

5. Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina:

   Hillary Clinton lies about Benghazi, she lied about emails, she is still defending Planned Parenthood, and she is still her party's frontrunner, 2016 is going to be a fight between conservatism and a Democrat Party that is undermining the very character of this nation. We need a nominee who is going to throw every punch, not pull punches, and someone who can not stumble before he even gets into the ring.