to hit (somebody or something), esp with a hard and quick thrust of the fist
to create (something) with a punch or punches
He accidentally punched a hole in the partition
to drive or push (something) forcibly by or as if by a punch
to hit or push (something, e.g. a button or key), e.g. with one's finger
I spend all day just punching the keys of a word processor
NAmer to drive or herd cattle
NAmer
to poke or hit (somebody or something) with a stick
to drive or herd (cattle)
to hit (a ball) with less than a full swing of a bat or racket
to punch somebody or something
punch above one's weight
to undertake a task that is beyond one's capabilities
[from boxing, in which competitors are classed according to their body weights]puncher noun
[Middle English punchen to prod, prick, from early French poinçonner to prick, stamp, from poinçon (see puncheon2) in the sense ‘pointed tool’]