Word Finder - punching

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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.

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(gerund of punch) An incident in which someone is punched

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The process of making holes in something (rail ticket, leather belt, etc).

Jenn pounded into the punching bag.

He came into view and moved around the punching bag.

Jenn slammed her hands and kicks into the punching bag.

She hit the punching bag harder, sweat dripping down her body and soaking her leggings and sports bra.

The last item on Dean's list of pleasurable activities was punching one if you want this and two if you want that buttons, then sitting on hold while listening to elevator music from some bureaucratic office.

He spent an hour on a punching bag before joining a few others sparring.

Punching the buttons on his car radio, he finally found music that didn't assault his senses and pushed ahead toward Parkside, ready to call it a day.

Finally, as wide awake as a kid on Christmas morning, he gave up the ghosts and dressed, intent on making the trip for the sole satisfaction of punching out Vinnie Baratto.

Jenn ignored him and went to the punching bag she'd adopted as hers.

She'd almost managed to return to the zone when Darian gripped the chain at the top of the punching bag, stabilizing it before her and disrupting the swaying rhythm.

He grabbed her arm, and she twisted, punching him hard in the jaw before tearing away.

It consists in punching, by means of " a puncher," a series of holes in a strip of paper in such a way that, when the strip is sent through another instrument, called the " transmitter," the holes cause the circuit to be closed at the proper times and for the proper proportionate intervals for the message to be correctly printed by the receiving instrument or recorder.

The perforation of the paper when done by hand is usually performed by means of small mallets, but at the central telegraph office in London, and at other large offices, the keys are only used for opening air-valves, the actual punching being done by pneumatic pressure.

Every solid substance is found to be plastic more or less, as exemplified by punching, shearing and cutting; but the plastic solid is distinguished from the viscous fluid in that a plastic solid requires a certain magnitude of stress to be exceeded to make it flow, whereas the viscous liquid will yield to the slightest stress, but requires a certain length of time for the effect to be appreciable.

Namako is obtained by punching the whole surfaceexcept the portion carrying the decorative designinto a texture of microscopic dots.

But from the I 5th century the punching of the dots in rigidly straight lines came to be considered essential, and the difficulty involved was so great that namako-making took its place among the highest technical achievements of the sculptor.

When it is remembered that the punching tool was guided solely by the hand and eye, and that three or more blows of the mallet had to be struck for every dot, some conception may be formed of the patience and accuracy needed to produce these tiny protuberances in perfectly straight lines, at exactly equal intervals and of absolutely uniform size.

It was obtained by punching the dots in intersecting lines, so arranged that the dots fell uniformly into diamond-shaped groups of five each.

For example, in a machine-work, the steam-engine, which is the prime mover of the various tools, has a flywheel on the crank-shaft to store and restore the periodical excess of energy arising from the variations in the effort exerted by the connecting-rod upon the crank; and each of the slotting machines, punching machines, riveting machines, and other tools has a flywheel of its own to store and restore energy, so as to enable the very different resistances opposed to those tools at different times to be overcome without too great unsteadiness of motion.

To meet this obstacle P. Manhes proposed elevated side tuyeres, which could be kept clear by punching through gates in a wind box.

A punching ball or rowing machine is even better as being less monotonous.

All riveting and punching of the steel members is done at the shop, where also they receive the usual coat of oil or paint.

They don't go punching public officials.

Not caring how many vamps might be in the gym, she entered and took up her favorite spot and began channeling her emotions into the punching bag.

A facility to allow the punching of both transformed integrals and CI coefficients from the full CI code has been introduced.

Examples include name-calling, pushing, punching and threatening behavior.

The term MARTIAL ARTS creates images of people in their white pajamas throwing kicks and punching at the air.

Use of prefabricated punching shear reinforcement This is a specific form of reinforcement rationalization relating to the provision of reinforcement to resist punching shear.

An F-14 tomcat, looks like it's making an evasive, punching burner and dropping flares.

The Tha Row boss has been charged for allegedly violating his parole conditions by punching a parking valet on 21 Jun.

She enjoys punching holes in paper with the stiletto, and I supposed it was because she could examine the result of her work; but we watched her one day, and I was much surprised to find that she imagined she was writing a letter.

Scenes of cruel staff punching and shaking terrified beagle puppies were shown.

An F-14 Tomcat, looks like it 's making an evasive, punching burner and dropping flares.

If you're opting for Kristen's look, you'll want to keep these same makeup techniques while punching up your eyelids with a smoky dark hue.

Traditional eyelet setters require a hammer to flatten your eyelet, while silent setters such as the Crop-A-Dile use a special punching mechanism to eliminate the need for noisy hammering.

Paper crafters are able to use the guide available right on the punch to prevent mistakenly punching in the wrong area of the paper.

These punches allow card makers, in particular, to create layered crafts by punching into smaller pieces of cardstock and adhering it to a complimentary color or pattern.

Make a beach ball by punching a circle from patterned paper, adding details with a fine tipped black pen, and shading with chalk.

Make dimensional butterflies by punching three shapes from coordinating patterned papers.

No more punching out all those letters and images.

More recently, video has surfaced of a group of girls kicking and punching a young girl in Long Island, New York.

It may come in the form of hitting, pushing, punching, biting or getting in the victim's face.

The easiest way to locate a store near you is by going to the Jovani website's store locator tool and punching in your zip code.

Barker was seen kissing the heiress, and Moakler retaliated by allegedly spouting profanities and punching Hilton.

The latest arrest was the result of Wahler trespassing at the Waterfront Marriott hotel, fighting with friends and then punching a hotel security guard.

Jason Wahler's past encounters with the law include punching a Los Angeles Department of Transportation worker and a tow truck driver in September 2006, for which he received a 60-day jail sentence that begins in May.

Coleman also made headlines when he was accused of punching a woman who asked for an autograph.

In 2007 he went to jail for punching a security guard in Seattle.

Ashley claimed that he and John Rich got into an altercation, ending up with Rich punching Ashley.

Coleman was arrested on assault charges for punching a woman.