Word Finder - punched

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To strike with one's fist.

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If she punches me, I'm gonna break her nose.

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(of cattle) To herd.

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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.

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To hit (a ball or similar object) with less than full force.

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He punched a hit into shallow left field.

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To make holes in something (rail ticket, leather belt, etc)

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To thrust against; to poke.

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to punch one with the end of a stick or the elbow

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To employ a punch to create a hole in or stamp or emboss a mark on something.

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To mark a ticket.

She punched his shoulder.

She waited for him to face her then punched him as hard as she could in the nose.

She untangled her fingers from the sheet and punched her pillow.

Pierre punched him in the shoulder, and they walked toward the garage.

Rasps of conical form (45), made of a sheet of bronze punched and coiled round, were common in the XVI1Ith Dynasty, apparently as personal objects, possibly used for rasping dried bread.

She punched him in the arm.

She punched him in the arm, and he feigned a look of pain.

She punched slowly a few times until she was certain she'd corrected her punch.

Such metal plates, or " tie-plates," have come into considerable use also in the United States, where they are always made of rolled steel, punched with rectangular holes through which the spikes pass.

The manifold plate is then heavily punched from one side, so that the opposite face protrudes in broken blisters, which are then hammered down until each becomes a centre of wave propagation.

Dusty ignored Bianca's searching look and punched the button for the ground floor.

She might as well have punched him in the stomach.

She punched the message closed and forwarded it to her micro before deleting it.

The boy kicked and punched, unable to shake the man's grip.

Xander stopped close enough for their bodies to touch and punched the down button.

She stared at him then shook her head and punched again.

Hell yeah, that boy almost punched me for you.

Later, in conjunction with Prof. Fleeming Jenkin, he devised his automatic curb sender, an appliance for sending signals by means of punched telegraphic paper tape.

The greatest care should be taken to see that all rivet holes are accurately punched, and if necessary that they are rhymed so that each rivet will have its full value.

Often when he went his rounds I clung to his coat tails while he collected and punched the tickets.

She woke with a start, and then punched her pillow.

Carmen punched his arm playfully.

By a modification of this apparatus the message, instead of being immediately re-transmitted into the second cable, can be punched on a paper slip, which can be inserted in the usual way into an automatic transmitter, so as to send either cable or Morse signals.

The tsien is a round disk of copper alloy, with a square hole punched through the centre for stringing.

Permanent labels may also be made from sheet lead, the names being punched in by means of steel type.

Harmony punched Past-Death hard.

I have a similar brass check also 25mm diameter with the same peculiar punched logo.

St Martin's Gate A concrete footbridge over the 1960s Inner Ring Road which, controversially, punched through the City Wall.

A ring of slots is punched out beneath each of the bell gongs.

Humane Society officials say Kenneth Thomas, 62, choked, punched and threw a two-and-a-half year old pug out a second story window.

The teleprinters produced a punched tape, which could be resent via another teleprinter link.

After a quick twirl of the weapon to show off, she punched with her left and staked with her right.

Why punched holes are not parallel to the edge of the sheets of paper?

I feel as if I 've been punched in the stomach.

The way Jimmy punched was very much like a high (shoulder height) roundhouse punch.

Part of the flat surface of this had been widened to take punched decoration in the form of interlocking arcs in La Tene style.

With an incoherent howl he wriggled round and punched the policeman smartly in the stomach.

They come with a variety of door styles, including punched copper, punched tin, as well as flat panel wood.

No one really knows where the art of punched tin originated, but it is widely believed that the lantern used in the famous Paul Revere ride was a punched metal design.

There are also many historic examples of punched tin in Central and Southern Europe where it shows up on everything from primitive boxes to conical lanterns that cast a glow upon Old World interiors.

Pie safes and food safes, which were meant to preserve food prior to the invention of refrigeration, were cupboards that often had punched tin inserts in the doors and sides to allow for air circulation, and for a pretty decoration.

When shopping for a punched tin chandelier it is important to note than antique versions are rare and can be very pricey.

There are many places online to find punched tin chandeliers.

Make stickers out of pictures, art from your kids, your own hand-lettered or printed out slogans, die cuts, fabric, clip art, little paper punched pieces, or anything your imagination comes up with.

Once the holes have been punched, use them as a template to punch the second sheet of cardboard and the papers you will be using.

Not only are crafters able to create punched decorations throughout their project, but also the punches themselves are large enough to incorporate.

In addition, for those who are particularly patient, the punched out portions of the paper or cardstock are beautiful embellishments for that or other projects.

Weave ribbon or colored string through holes punched in a scalloped edge.

After all the scallops are punched, gently fluff open the tissue into petals.

A hole could also be punched on top with a ribbon put through so it can be hung.