Betekenis van punch In het Nederlands

• 0 a forceful hit with a fist (= closed hand):

  • She gave him a punch on the nose.

• 1 the power to be interesting and have a strong effect on people:

  • I felt the performance/speech/presentation lacked punch.

• 2 a cold or hot drink made by mixing fruit juices, pieces of fruit, and often wine or other alcoholic drinks

• 3 a piece of equipment that cuts holes in a material by pushing a piece of metal through it:

  • a ticket punch

  • Have you seen the hole punch anywhere?

• 4 to hit someone or something with your fist (= closed hand):

  • He punched him in the stomach.

• 5 to make a hole in something with a special piece of equipment:

  • I was just punching holes in some sheets of paper.

  • This belt's too big - I'll have to punch an extra hole in it.

• 6 a forceful hit with a fist (= hand with the fingers closed tight)

• 7 the power to be interesting and have a strong effect on people:

  • His acting gives the show its emotional punch.

• 8 a cold or hot drink made by mixing fruit juices, pieces of fruit, and sometimes alcohol:

  • [ U ] Would you like a glass of punch?

• 9 a piece of equipment that cuts holes in a material by pushing a piece of metal through it:

  • a hole/leather punch

• 10 to hit forcefully with your fist:

  • [ T ] She punched the pillow, trying to fluff it up.

• 11 to cut a hole in a material by pushing a piece of metal through it:

  • The rod came loose, punching a hole in the box.

• 12 to make a hole in something using a special tool or machine:

  • I have to punch my time card when I come into work every morning.

  • punch a hole in sth They brought in a team of specialists to punch holes in the steel boiler.

• 13 to be successful or important in a particular way in spite of not being very big:

  • The internet offers opportunities for small businesses to punch above their weight.

  • It's a small nation that consistently punches above its weight in the international arena.

• 14 to record the time that you begin and end work, especially by using a special machine to make a hole in a card:

  • Workers are required to punch the clock at an increasingly early hour.