1punch 
/ˈpʌntʃ/ verb
punch·es; punched; punch·ing /ˈpʌntʃ/ verb [+ obj] 1 : to hit (someone or something) hard with your fist
▪ Stop punching your sister! ▪ He punched my face/nose/mouth/arm. ▪ He punched me in the face/nose/mouth/eye/belly. ▪ She punched him on the chin/jaw/arm. 2 chiefly US : to press or push (something) with a short, quick movement
▪ He quickly punched the buttons on his telephone. 3 : to make (a hole, dent, etc.) by pressing or cutting in, into, or through something
▪ She punched an opening through the dough with her finger. ▪ The tool punches holes in paper. 4 : to make a hole in (something, such as a ticket) by using a special tool
▪ The conductor punched my railway pass.
▪ Stop punching your sister! ▪ He punched my face/nose/mouth/arm. ▪ He punched me in the face/nose/mouth/eye/belly. ▪ She punched him on the chin/jaw/arm.
▪ He quickly punched the buttons on his telephone.
▪ She punched an opening through the dough with her finger. ▪ The tool punches holes in paper.
▪ The conductor punched my railway pass.
punch holes in
: to weaken or destroy (an idea, plan, belief, etc.) by proving that parts of it are wrong
▪ Lawyers tried to punch holes in her argument.
▪ Lawyers tried to punch holes in her argument.
punch in
[phrasal verb] US 1 : to place a card in a time clock at the beginning of a workday so that the time is recorded on the card
▪ The crew punched in [=(chiefly Brit) clocked in] at 8:00. 2 punch (something) in or punch in (something) : to enter (information, such as words or numbers) into a computer or other machine by pressing buttons or keys
▪ She punched in her secret code.
▪ The crew punched in [=(chiefly Brit) clocked in] at 8:00.
▪ She punched in her secret code.
punch out
[phrasal verb] US 1 : to place a card in a time clock at the end of a workday so that the time is recorded on the card
▪ It's time to punch out. 2 punch (someone) out or punch out (someone) informal : to hit (someone) repeatedly in order to cause pain or injury : to beat (someone) up
▪ He threatened to punch me out if I talked to his girlfriend again.
▪ It's time to punch out.
▪ He threatened to punch me out if I talked to his girlfriend again.
punch someone's lights out
informal : to hit someone's face hard with your fist
▪ It's a good thing he's not here, or I'd punch his lights out.
▪ It's a good thing he's not here, or I'd punch his lights out.
punch up [phrasal verb]
punch (something) up or punch up (something) US, informal : to make (something) more lively, exciting, attractive, etc.
▪ New owners punched up the newspaper with color photographs. ▪ The steak was punched up with a pepper sauce.
▪ New owners punched up the newspaper with color photographs. ▪ The steak was punched up with a pepper sauce.
— punch·er noun, plural punch·ers [count]
▪ a card puncher ▪ He was the greatest puncher in the history of boxing.
▪ a card puncher ▪ He was the greatest puncher in the history of boxing.
